Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA -The New Zealand sharemarket ended flat as Fletcher Building lost steam but some selected second line stocks rose. Restaurant Brands, which owns KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut franchises, set a new record high today at 261 but closed down 3c at 256.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Guinness Peat Group has appointed four new independent non-executive directors to its board. Mike Allen, Rob Campbell, Mark Johnson and Gavin Walker join the now seven-person board, the majority independents, and non-executive directors.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - Wealthy investors pulling money out of South Canterbury Finance (SCF) to get below new limits for the Government's deposit guarantee scheme appear to have compounded the woes of the Timaru-based finance company.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - Sir Ron Brierley's investment company Guinness Peat Group returned to a modest level of profit in the first half of 2010, at the same time as it pulls back from its activities in this country.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - A boardroom battle over the future of Sir Ron Brierley's investment company Guinness Peat Group (GPG) has erupted into the public domain.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended a lacklustre week with another restrained performance on a day in which boardroom differences at GPG erupted into the public domain.

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket traded lower for most of the day before ending flat, while other markets retreated.

Wellington, June 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rallied today after a strong performance by Wall Street, and one of the biggest gainers on a big news day for New Zealand soccer was pay television operator SkyTV.

Wellington, Mar 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, although Telecom's share price fell 3 percent.

Wellington, Mar 1 NZPA - Investment company Guinness Peat Group, which reported a Stg36 million loss ($NZ78.1m) for 2009, is working on a proposal to return value to shareholders.