Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket continued to lose ground, sliding more than half a percent today to reach levels last seen more than five months ago.

Wellington, Aug 11 NZPA - Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC) has appointed John Duncan, a former senior Macquarie Group executive, as chief executive of its new asset management company, Perpetual Asset Management.

Wellington, Aug 11 NZPA - Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC) has appointed John Duncan as chief executive of its new asset management company, Perpetual Asset Management.

Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Australia's Seven Network is believed to be interested in buying the 39.1 percent stake in APN News & Media owned by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media (INM).

Wellington, Sept 19 NZPA - British bank HBOS, which became another casualty of the credit crisis, has loaned about $3 billion to New Zealand businesses. Struggling HBOS is Britain's biggest mortgage lender and the owner of banks including Halifax and Bank of Scotland.