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NZ dollar holds above 80 US as ECB bond action spurs equities market rally

NZ dollar holds above 80 US as ECB bond action spurs equities market rally

By Paul McBeth Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar held above 80 US cents after the European Central Bank's bond buying programme to build the region's financial stability spurred a rally in global equity markets, and ahead of US employment figures. The kiwi rose t...

07 Sep 2012
Rakon says director fees, managing director’s pay frozen pending $25M ebitda target

Rakon says director fees, managing director’s pay frozen pending $25M ebitda target

By Jonathan Underhill Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Rakon’s board of directors won’t get an individual fee increase until the company’s pretax earnings almost double to $25 million and managing director Brent Robinson has agreed to a pay freeze on the same terms, chairman Bryan Mogri...

07 Sep 2012
North Shore financial adviser Cherry pleads guilty to $5M fraud

North Shore financial adviser Cherry pleads guilty to $5M fraud

Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Albany-based financial adviser Evan Cherry pleaded guilty to four charges out of seven levelled against him in a $5 million fraud in the North Shore District Court today. Cherry admitted four charges under the Crimes Act relating to the misappropriatio...

07 Sep 2012