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UPDATE: Vista renews Viacom deal to use Movio analytics
Monday, 4 February 2019, 2:54 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Cinema software company Vista Group International says it has renewed its agreement with Viacom Media Networks to use the Movio Media data platform and marketing campaign solutions under confidential terms. More >>
Dwelling consents reach 14-year high in 2018
Monday, 4 February 2019, 2:52 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand councils consented 32,996 new dwellings in 2018, up 6.1 percent on the year before and the highest since mid-2004, Stats NZ said. More >>
Vista renews Viacom deal to use Movio analytics
Monday, 4 February 2019, 1:45 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Cinema software company Vista Group International says it has renewed its agreement with Viacom Media Networks to use the Movio Media data platform and marketing campaign solutions under confidential terms. More >>
Unemployment may jump but labour market remains solid
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:23 am | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Economists are expecting the unemployment rate nudged a little higher in the December quarter, perhaps reaching 4.2 percent from 3.9 percent in the September quarter. More >>
Social spending and productivity may be related
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:21 am | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - As the government prepares to deliver what it calls its first “well-being” budget in May, a former Reserve Bank official more likely to criticise such “feel good” efforts has found statistical support for the notion that social ... More >>
NZ dollar dips back below 69 US cents on strong US jobs data
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:16 am | BusinessDesk
Feb. 4 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dipped back below 69 US cents after a surge in January U.S. job growth helped support the greenback. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares edge up ahead of earnings season
Friday, 1 February 2019, 9:05 pm | BusinessDesk
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares edge up ahead of earnings season; Air NZ at 3-month low More >>
Hydrogen's NZ role may be limited - Concept
Friday, 1 February 2019, 9:03 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Hydrogen may have a role in niche freight and heavy transport operations, but is unlikely to be competitive against gas or electricity in other New Zealand transport or industrial applications, Concept Consulting says. More >>
NZ dollar headed for 1.1% weekly gain
Friday, 1 February 2019, 8:25 pm | BusinessDesk
NZ dollar headed for 1.1% weekly gain against US on trade optimism, dovish Fed More >>
David Smol, Sheridan Broadbent get short-term appointments
Friday, 1 February 2019, 8:23 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Former Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment head David Smol and ex-Counties Power chief Sheridan Broadbent have joined the New Zealand Transport Agency's board after a rash of exits last month. More >>
UPDATE: Vital Healthcare's manager commits
Friday, 1 February 2019, 8:15 pm | BusinessDesk
(Updates to clarify in 9th paragraph that NorthWest says it still has the right to acquire up to 13.41 percent of Healthscope from Deutsche Bank, even though Deutsche Bank currently owns only 8.74% of Healthscope.) More >>
New Zealander at heart of latest Brexit stoush
Friday, 1 February 2019, 5:02 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - A pro-Brexit faction is calling for former New Zealand trade negotiator Crawford Falconer to be given a key role in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit team, according to UK media. More >>
A$1.258 billion Healthscope purchase
Friday, 1 February 2019, 5:01 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The owner of Vital Healthcare Property Trust’s manager has agreed to buy 11 freehold hospital properties from ASX-listed Healthscope for A$1.258 billion but Vital itself isn’t currently a party to the deal. More >>
Landlords adding insulation ahead of July deadline
Friday, 1 February 2019, 4:26 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Landlords appear to be upgrading properties ahead of a July deadline for mandatory insulation, but not quickly enough to clear a backlog projected by the government. More >>
Well-being budget unlikely to erode fiscal prudence
Friday, 1 February 2019, 3:12 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings isn't perturbed by the government's adoption of new well-being measures, which it sees as shifting spending priorities rather than undermining fiscal prudence. More >>
Prices inched up for high-spending households
Friday, 1 February 2019, 2:26 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - High-spending households were hit by rising airfares and rental car costs in the December quarter while lower spending ones got some relief from cheaper vegetables. More >>
Looming NZ tax report 'lost opportunity' for small business
Friday, 1 February 2019, 2:12 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The focus on a capital gains tax has overshadowed other critical aspects of the Tax Working Group’s work, including the opportunity to reduce the burden faced by small businesses, says John Cuthbertson, NZ tax leader for Chartered ... More >>
NZ consumers still willing to make big ticket purchase
Friday, 1 February 2019, 2:05 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumers remained reasonably upbeat as they kicked off 2019, with more people feeling optimistic about their current finances and still willing to make big-ticket purchases. More >>
Watch for Hayne report to trump FMA, RBNZ
Friday, 1 February 2019, 12:28 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Be prepared for the final report from Australia’s Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry to trump the outcomes of our own local industry review. More >>
NZ dollar holds above US69c as Trump upbeat on trade talks
Friday, 1 February 2019, 12:26 pm | BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar held above 69 US cents as US President Donald Trump's optimism on the prospects for reaching a trade deal with China helped soothe fears over global growth. More >>
