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Lateral Corp jumps 75% on debut in thinly traded compliance listing

Lateral Corp jumps 75% on debut in thinly traded compliance listing

By Paul McBeth Aug. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Shares of mobile payments company Lateral Corp jumped 75 percent in a thinly traded debut on the NZX's small-cap Alternative Market, ahead of a planned private placement in coming months. The stock first traded at 35 cents, before set...

18 Aug 2014
Contact Energy mulling capital return to shareholders

Contact Energy mulling capital return to shareholders

By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Contact Energy directors are actively considering  a capital return to shareholders as the company emerges from a five year, $2 billion programme of investment in new power stations and IT systems and enters a period of increasingly...

18 Aug 2014
NZ service sector expands in July, holding above long-term average

NZ service sector expands in July, holding above long-term average

By Paul McBeth Aug. 18 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand service sector activity grew at a faster pace in July, holding above its long-term average, and fuelling firms' appetite to invest back into their business. The BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services index rose 3.2 points...

17 Aug 2014