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Squirrel to launch P2P service, offering up to $70,000 in loans

Squirrel to launch P2P service, offering up to $70,000 in loans

By Suze Metherell Aug. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Squirrel, the Auckland-based mortgage broker, will launch New Zealand's third peer-to-peer lender, after being licensed by the Financial Markets Authority.  From next month, Squirrel Money will offer consumers secured and unsecured...

10 Aug 2015
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may rise as traders await new impetus following declines

NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may rise as traders await new impetus following declines

By Tina Morrison Aug. 10 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar may advance this week as traders have already priced in a weaker dairy sector and there is little new information scheduled for release to drive the currency further. The kiwi may trade between 64.80 US cents...

10 Aug 2015
JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand earnings drop 50% on skinnier margins, flat sales

JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand earnings drop 50% on skinnier margins, flat sales

By Paul McBeth Aug. 10 (BusinessDesk) - JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand earnings halved in the latest financial year as the Australian discount consumer electronics retailer's margins shrank and sales were little changed. New Zealand earnings before interest and tax dropped to $1.6...

09 Aug 2015