The retirement giant made $56.5 million in half-year profit.

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Metlifecare has named Richard Thomson, Air NZ's general manager commercial, as CFO.

Metlifecare has bought a 2.4 hectare site in Auckland's Botany suburb.

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Metlifecare's leaky building bill has more than doubled from just over $20 million to $44.1m.

New Zealand's second largest listed retirement business recorded a 33 per cent change in the fair value of its investment properties.

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Investors need to consider the increasing debt being taken on by some retirement village operators, according to a report.

Retirement village operator Metlifecare's latest big operation has opened on Auckland's North Shore.

The business of getting old is proving highly profitable for Metlifecare.

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Huge demand in the retirement sector propelled Metlifecare to push up net profit after tax 78.3 per cent to $122.7m.

The results of a probe into retirement village residents' complaints and disputes with their owners and managers will be revealed next month and could lead to a shake-up.

An excellent communicator albeit with a quietly confident manner, highly successful but without any arrogance, an affinity with those moving into quiet retirement but with a love of hard-rocking Shihad - Ryman Healthcare boss Simon Challies.

The spectre of a retirement village unit oversupply, high rates of new development in Auckland and deferred management fees higher than those charged by a rival were issues raised yesterday at Metlifecare's annual meeting.

Metlifecare chief executive Alan Edwards told shareholders at the AGM this afternoon how new residents were doing well from their house sales.

Huge growth in the retirement village sector, particularly in Auckland, has prompted listed specialist Metlifecare to upgrade its earnings guidance range.