Telco investment has hit $1.7 bln a year, upbeat industry report says

Telco investment has hit $1.7 bln a year, upbeat industry report says

By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Investment in the telecommunications sector is $1.7 billion a year, proportionately one of the highest levels in the OECD, according to a report released today on the status of the New Zealand sector. The report by industry lobby...

Fiona Rotherham 10 Feb 2016
ASB first-half profit rises 7% on lending, funds management, while loan impairments increase

ASB first-half profit rises 7% on lending, funds management, while loan impairments increase

By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 10 (BusinessDesk) - ASB Bank reported a 7 percent rise in first-half statutory net profit to $474 million following growth in funds management and lending while the amount set aside for loan impairments gained 11 percent. The bank, which is owned by...

Fiona Rotherham 10 Feb 2016
Apple NZ boosts 2015 earnings while deferring $8.3M in tax against future profits

Apple NZ boosts 2015 earnings while deferring $8.3M in tax against future profits

By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Apple Sales New Zealand, the local unit of the iPhone and iPad maker, has increased annual profit by 17 percent while deferring $8.3 million of tax to offset against future profits and potentially lower its 2016 tax bill. Profit wa...

Fiona Rotherham 09 Feb 2016
Benefits of Chow property deal in reverse takeover of RIS outweigh negatives, independent adviser says

Benefits of Chow property deal in reverse takeover of RIS outweigh negatives, independent adviser says

By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 9 (BusinessDesk) - An independent adviser’s report gives the thumbs up to a proposed backdoor listing of a company owned by Wellington property developers and brothel owners John and Michael Chow despite existing shareholders of the shell company RIS Gr...

Fiona Rotherham 08 Feb 2016