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Argosy annual profit more than doubles

Argosy Property more than doubled annual profit as new buildings generated more income and the value of its portfolio gained.

Auckland Council investments sail on

A turnaround in the fortunes of the council-owned Ports of Auckland has helped explode the myth that companies need to be listed on the NZX in order to perform.

Abano tips positive earnings from struggling joint venture

Abano Healthcare anticipates its Australian and Asian audiology joint venture will start making a positive contribution to earnings in the next financial year.

Abano CEO hopes for end to dispute

Abano Healthcare's long-running dispute with two rebel shareholders has been a distraction for its board .

Abano wins bid to sack rebel shareholder

Abano Healthcare won a bid to sack rebel shareholder Peter Hutson and his wife Anya from their audiology joint venture, Bay International.

Mona has Mega stake after split

Mona Dotcom's separation from Kim Dotcom might have put part of his empire beyond his reach, with the family's ownership of Mega tied up in a trust in her name.

Akl Airport predicts big uplift in visitors

Auckland Airport has forecast annual international visitor growth that could be worth $19 billion to the tourism industry by 2025.

Henri Eliot: What should boards really focus on?

BurgerFuel opens first Egypt store

BurgerFuel has opened its first store in Egypt, a new front in the fast-growing Kiwi food brand's Middle East expansion.

Akl Council uses $83m airport payout to cut debt

Xero shares climb 11pc as cash burn slows

Shares in Xero climbed 11 percent after the accounting software developer said it slowed the pace of cash outflow in the first three months of the year.

Diligent files 2013 report, CFO to step down

Henri Eliot: Should company directors tweet?

In the conservative world of company boardrooms, the notion of directors signing up to Twitter and having followers is contrary to their traditional role.

Abano mulls rebel shareholder request for meeting

Abano is mulling the extraordinary meeting request from rebel shareholders who want to dump Trevor Janes as chairman and refresh the board.

ASX firm to raise $234m for NZX education IPO

No deal, say Abano rebel shareholders to buyout bid

The brinksmanship between Abano Healthcare and two shareholders owning 19 per cent of the company continues.

Henri Eliot: Are NZ boards spending enough time on strategy?

A 2013 McKinsey survey asking board members where they would most like to spend additional time found two out of three picked strategy.

Tech IPOs face skittishness as market momentum slips

Goodbye, momentum. Technology companies had a relatively easy time marketing initial public offerings while stock markets were steadily rising.