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UPDATE: Methven books $2.7M after cancelling earn-out with Chinese factory owner

UPDATE: Methven books $2.7M after cancelling earn-out with Chinese factory owner

(Recasts with CEO comment) By Fiona Rotherham Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Listed shower and tapware maker Methven booked a $2.7 million gain in its full-year net profit adjustments after cancelling an earnout agreement with the owner of the Chinese manufacturing facility it bo...

Fiona Rotherham 25 Aug 2016
NZ insolvency practitioners face new licensing regime

NZ insolvency practitioners face new licensing regime

By Paul McBeth Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's insolvency practitioners look likely to face a new licensing regime after a report to Commerce Minister Paul Goldsmith found that gaps in existing rules enable dishonesty and incompetence.  The public has until Oct. 7 to...

Paul McBeth 25 Aug 2016
Countdown FY earnings slip 3.7% on record revenue

Countdown FY earnings slip 3.7% on record revenue

By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - The Countdown supermarket chain posted a 3.7 percent drop in annual earnings due to a combination of food price deflation, competitive pressures and increased team-based performance payments as part of a customer service improvement...

Pattrick Smellie 25 Aug 2016