Veritas CFO Adrienne Roberts resigns after a year and a half

Veritas CFO Adrienne Roberts resigns after a year and a half

By Tina Morrison Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Veritas Investments, the food and beverage investor, said chief financial officer Adrienne Roberts has resigned, just a year and a half after being appointed to the role. Auckland-based Veritas appointed Roberts in May last year, sa...

Tina Morrison 18 Oct 2015
NZ dollar weakens ahead of Chinese 3Q growth data

NZ dollar weakens ahead of Chinese 3Q growth data

By Tina Morrison Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar declined ahead of economic data due out of China today which is expected to show weaker growth in the country's largest trading partner. The kiwi edged lower to 67.95 US cents at 8am in Wellington, from 68.08...

Tina Morrison 18 Oct 2015
World Week Ahead:  US earnings, China bets

World Week Ahead: US earnings, China bets

By Margreet Dietz Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - A flurry of US corporate earnings from Morgan Stanley to Boeing to Amazon.com as well as the latest reports on the country’s real estate market are likely to set the tone in the days ahead.    Today, China is set to release thir...

Tina Morrison 18 Oct 2015
Fonterra faces 'substantial' drop in milk production before seasonal peak as farmers adjust to low prices

Fonterra faces 'substantial' drop in milk production before seasonal peak as farmers adjust to low prices

By Tina Morrison Oct. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group's milk production has dropped heading into the seasonal peak as suppliers to New Zealand's largest commodity exporter respond to low dairy prices by winding back their output. Fonterra's milk intake for Se...

Tina Morrison 16 Oct 2015