Tom McBride talks to Grant Walker of the National Business Review regarding the markets. Tom analyses the most recent annual result for Xero, their reduction in cash burn, and international ambitions. The Z Energy Annual Result boasted strong profit growth on the back of the Caltex acquisition, but experienced a drop in fuel margins . Heartland Bank's share price continues to rise on receivables growth and the Australian government levying a 0.06% tax on major bank's liabilities. Maintaining a 44% gross...

Grant Davies talks to Andrew Patterson of the National Business Review regarding the markets. Grant analyses the dynamics of the power sector within the context of record rain fall in the North Island, and low lake levels in the South Island. This week also saw the highest level of inflation for 5 years, a solid result from Restaurant Brands, and big subsidies announced for aged care workers. We look at how these subsidies will impact the aged care sector and the...

Jeremy Sullivan dicusses this weeks main topics on the New Zealand sharemarket, joining him, Andrew Patterson from the National Business Review.

Grant Davies talks to Andrew Patterson of the National Business Review regarding market performance this week, Spark's first half earnings, Sky TV's merger with vodafone and Abano Healths takeover offer.

Trilogy International, the skincare and home fragrance company, said it continues to comply with continuous disclosure rules in response to a query from the New Zealand stock exchange after its shares took a tumble. In a letter to Trilogy, the NZX sought an explanation noting Trilogy's shares dropped to $2.48 on Feb. 9 from $3.39 on Jan. 9, a fall of 71 cents or 22 percent. On Friday the shares were up 1.6 percent at $2.55. Lindsay Render, the chief...

Jeremy Sullivan talks to Andrew Patterson of the National Business Review regarding the upcoming earnings season on the NZX and which stocks to watch. Also, how is the market sentiment tracking enlight of the new administration in the US, and more... Click below to listen

Both the New Zealand dollar and the stock exchange are a tad weaker but relatively steady yesterday in the wake of US President Donald Trump's inauguration and analysts expect the situation to continue as markets take a wait-and-see approach. ANZ Bank New Zealand senior economist Phil Borkin said Saturday's inauguration did little to shed light on the Trump's administration's plans. Markets had rallied strongly after Donald Trump's election in November with the greenback pushing higher on promises of tax cuts...

Tom McBride talks to NBR with Andrew Patterson from Sunday Business. This week Tom tackles a couple of topical subjects, namely the NZ market's reaction to Prime Minister John Key stepping down and the effect of a rising milk price forecast on Fonterra's financial performance. On the matter of mergers and takeovers, Tom provieds an update on the NZME & Fairfax Merger. rumours surrounding a SkyCity merger with Star Entertainment Group, and Bapcor's offer to takeover Hellaby Holdings.

Grant Davies talks to Sunday Business with Andrew Patterson. This week we look at the impact of Trumps election and the Kaikoura earthquake on the markets, and delve deeper into how the earthquake is impacting Tower, Freightways, Mainfreight and Tourism Holdings. We also digest the latest Fonterra payout forecast and how that will impact the rural economy. Grant Davies Investment Advisor Phone: 03 353 0795 Send an Email View Bio

Tom McBride talks to NBR with Andrew Patterson from Sunday Business. This week Tom tackles a couple of topical subjects, namely the recent pull back on the NZ market, what can we expect from this year's AGMs, and the recent scandal regarding Crown Resorts in China and whether SkyCity should be concerned.