Pastoral Dairy Investments Ltd (PDI) has decided to withdraw its Initial Public Offering (IPO), which closed at 5.00pm today. ...

Nationwide retailer Postie has restructured its executive leadership team and is relocating key merchandising and marketing functions to Auckland as it swiftly implements plans to grow the Postie brand through acquisition and an extended store ...

The board of Briscoe Group resolved today to pay to shareholders a special fully imputed dividend of 10.0 cents per share. ...

Rakon Ltd has reported a full year revenue of NZ$178m and a look through EBITDA (including associates) of NZ$13.1m. ...

Goodman (NZ) Ltd, the manager of Goodman Property Trust reported today that the Trust’s annual result for the year ended 31 March 2012 is a 24.4% increase in profitability to $53.5m and a 4.4% increase ...

Westpac Weekly Insight: The global economy is looking shakier, so the NZ dollar is falling sharply. Chief Economist Dominick Stephens presents economic insights in this bite-sized weekly video ...

Last week we commented on our visit to the USA, and on the decline of bookshops in San Francisco – with both Borders and Barnes & Noble gone from the central city ...

[PREMIUM] Downer EDI held an Investor Day for analysts last week. The briefing presentation is attached for PREMIUM readers of www.headliner.co.nz ...

[PREMIUM} Recent days may have seen the beginnings of a correction in the New Zealand diollatr, suggests a leading bank. ...

We all have expectations, whether they be business or personal, writes retail columnist, Vivienne Long from RCG. ...

The world was not a happy place this week with equity market falls of -3.0% to -6.0% being commonplace. ...

Today certainly was not an enjoyable day for those involved in markets. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) slumped by 2.6 pct or 109.7 pts to 4098.8. ...

The Australian sharemarket ended a little lower today, despite a positive start to the session. The ASX200 Index (XJO) fell 0.2 pct or 8.1 pts to 4157.4. ...

[PREMIUM] Toll Group (Toll Holdings Ltd) has announced decisions to reduce the carrying value of its Footwork Express business and property assets; sell down of Toll’s Automotive finished vehicle distribution business and provided an earnings ...

CSR Ltd has reported group net profit (pre significant items) of $90.7m for the year ended 31 March 2012 slightly improved from the prior year ($90.2m) and ahead of guidance provided at the half ...

[PREMIUM] The market has punished Rakon shares in reaction to the NPAT loss of NZ$0.2m reported yesterday. The company's sxhares fell 9% to 49c yesterday. However, despite the disappointing result, analysts see some longer ...

[PREMIUM] In its last few results announcements the electronics manufacturer Rakon has been laying the blame for its poor earnings performance on the impact of the strong New Zealand dollar. What do analysts expect from ...

[PREMIUM} There will the usual keen interest in the performance of News Corporation, when it releases third quarter results tonight in New York (6am Thursday Sydney time). Analysts are optimistic. ...

[PREMIUM] Analysts are increasing their12-month target price for Air New Zealand – is the sentiment towards the airline changing? ...

[PREMIUM] There was no surprise that Refining NZ shareholders meeting yesterday voted in favour of building a $365m Continuous Catalyst Regeneration Platformer (CRR). But it was not sought by all with a vested interest in ...

NZ yields closed up 2 to 6bps yesterday after some interesting intra-day moves, sxzays BNZ market strategist Kymberly Martin.. Overnight, ‘safe-haven’ US and German bonds remained in high demand. ...

In contrast to some sharp moves in recent days, NZ markets were fairly quiet yesterday, says Sharon Zollner, markets strategist at BNZ. ...

NZ swap yields closed up 4-6bps on Friday, on the back of real money interest in paying at these historic low rates. 2-year yields closed the week at 2.62%, back at their end of 2011 ...

With Greek uncertainty again stamping its mark on the markets, risk off sentiment is likely to continue, tempered only by light bounces along the way, says Sharon Zollner, senior economist at ANZ. ...

NZ yields moved a little higher off their lows. NZ 2-year swap yields closed up 5bps at around 2.57%, now about 12bps off their lows earlier in the week, says Kymberly Martin, markets strategist at ...

After falling steadily for most of the week, the NZD/USD spent the overnight session consolidating in a relatively tight 0.7630-0.7680 rang, said Mike Jones markets strategist at BNZ ...

No Antipodean data today should see some reflection on the recent volatility, says David Croy, head of market research NZ at ANZ. Headlines will be the main driver of further moves. ...

The NZD has been the weakest performing currency over the past 24 hours, says BNZ market strategist Mike Jones. ...

The NZD has largely been driven by developments offshore, with today’s local data expected to have minimal impact, says Con Williams, agri-economist at ANZ. ...

The NZD continues to suffer from a toxic mix of global risk aversion and weakening domestic fundamentals, says BNZ markets strategist Mike Jones. Early this morning the NZD/USD skidded to fresh lows for the year ...

A pioneering winery and hospitality venue which has gone on to become one of New Zealand’s most award-winning wine and food businesses is being offered for sale for the first time. ...

World-wide reality TV show-maker the BBC is set to give New Zealand a huge burst of prime-time exposure to a television audience of millions. ...

Confidence levels in Queenstown’s real estate sector as a lifestyle and holiday home destination are to be robustly tested for the first time since the recession began – with one of the biggest residential property ...

Goodman (NZ) Ltd, the Manager of Goodman Property Trust announced a new development commitment at M20 Business Park in Wiri ...

[PREMIUM] Touching down on Sunchaser Orchards groomed airstrip, after a scenic 10 minute flight from Tauranga Airport to Motiti Island, the scale of Suchaser’s 145 hectare avocado orchard development becomes evident. ...

Benchmark crude oil prices fell on Monday, as the array of negative news compounded the downside risks to global growth, reported ComSec. ...

The latest agri-business regional review prepared by Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory division (FAR),notes a softeneing in key commodity prices. ...

Spot gold prices crashed down through the US$1,600 an ounce level in Wednesday New York trading, reported Patersons Securities. ...

[PREMIUM] Rabobank has reported that in their view increasingly bearish positioning taken by speculators in agri commodities over the past month may lead to mounting volatility and major price spikes in the next two ...

New Zealand Mint’s Mike O’Kane tracks gold’s progress. ...

Inside the May 17 edition of The Headliner you’ll find what retiring CEO Mark Weldon sees ahead this year for NZX, catch a perspective on why global equities are booming, be briefed on the listed ...

In this issue of The Headliner we take an in depth look at GPG, pick up the latest research on Fletcher Building and report on how equities can provide useful income. Plus the CEO's perspective ...

In our latest issue we review the progress of the sharemarket in the opening quarter of 2012, the biggest gainers and biggest losers. We go looking for income with Harbour Asset Management. Refining NZ gets ...

Vol #33 # 12. In this issue we review the performance of two leading retailers, The Warehouse Group and Pumpkin patch; we take a closer look at Kiwi Income Property Trust’s office portfolio and we ...

Our latest print magazine issue reviews the top results from the NZX; including Mainfreight, SKYCITY and Steel & Tube. We look at Australian results and review the investment trust year. Plus our regular coverage of ...

The NZ sharemarket clings by a point to a position above the 3500 mark on the NZX index after a day of widespread declines. The market finished 20 points lower at 3501. The major listed banks ...

U.S. stocks were lower for a fifth day Thursday, as investors continued to fret about Greece's future in the eurozone, reports First NZ Capital. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 87 points, or 0.7%, the ...

The NZ sharemarket improved today, rising 7 popi9nts on the NZX 50 index to 3522. The drive came from Fletcher Building up 9c to $6.32. Ryman added 9c to $3.34 a day after its impressive ...

U.S. stocks turned mixed Wednesday afternoon, as investors weighed strong U.S. economic data against ongoing uncertainty about Greece's political situation, reports First NZ Capital. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 20 points, or 0.2%, the ...

Equities turned southwards today, with the NZX 50 index shedding 20 points at 3575, amidst a hailstorm of selling that saw 84 stocks decline on the overall exchange. Some of the movements were on the heavier ...

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