Online shopping has proved something of a boon for courier
companies. Business editor DeneMackenzie talks to Fastway
Couriers chief executive Jason Windhager about the changing
industry.
Listed property companies are proving an attractive
investment with people looking for income during times of low
interest rates, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms
says.
Sharebrokers were yesterday left seething after Green Party
energy spokesman Gareth Hughes turned the debate into a
proposed reduction of power prices personal by calling those
opposing the plan greedy.
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund reached another month-end
high of $22.1 billion in March, returning 1.76% in the month
and 16.3% in the last 12 months.
Air New Zealand is looking a good sale prospect for the
Government if it continues to get bogged down in political
debate with the Labour and Green parties over the partial
float of state-owned energy assets.
Lengthy and costly legal action, with the Government footing
much of the bill, would inevitably follow the introduction of
the Labour-Green proposal to introduce a single buyer of
electricity, Mark Warminger says.
Sharebrokers are reporting increased inquiries about Mighty
River Power shares and some investors deciding to cancel
their orders and get their money back.
The Labour and Green parties have scored an early win by
forcing the Government to file a supplementary disclosure on
the Mighty River Power offer document.
