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Finance company Lombard Group announced a six-month loss down 286 per cent to $3.5 million yesterday due to a writedown of goodwill.
Revenue was up 21 per cent to just over $18 million, and the company posted pre-tax operating profit of $4.5 million for the period ended September.
Lombard acquired a 70 per cent share in Tasman Mortgage Group in July.
