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Tower names Hancock as new chief executive, replacing Flannagan

Tower names Hancock as new chief executive, replacing Flannagan

By Tina Morrison July 2 (BusinessDesk) – Tower named director David Hancock as its new chief executive, replacing Rob Flannagan who resigned from the general insurer in March. Hancock, who is a director of Tower Ltd and Tower Capital Ltd starts in the new role today for a two-y...

01 Jul 2013
NZ dollar edges up as investors increase holdings following 6.7 percent  quarterly slide

NZ dollar edges up as investors increase holdings following 6.7 percent quarterly slide

By Tina Morrison July 2 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar edged up as investors increased their holdings in the local currency after a 6.7 percent slide last quarter amid expectations super-loose monetary conditions in the US will end this year. The kiwi rose to 78.01 US...

01 Jul 2013
While you were sleeping US manufacturing brightens

While you were sleeping US manufacturing brightens

By Margreet Dietz July 2 (BusinessDesk) - Manufacturing data from the US was better than expected, as were those from Europe, but China's data offered another sign that growth in the world's second-largest economy is dimming. In the US, the Institute for Supply Management's ind...

01 Jul 2013