Jeff Greenslade
Early Business News for 18 September 2020
A brief update from the business sector. Audio
Heartland profit jumps
Financial services company Heartland Group has reported a solid lift in its first-half profit driven by increased lending and sales despite a squeeze on margins and rising costs. Audio
Heartland Bank reports solid profit
Financial services company, Heartland Bank, has reported a solid lift in its full-year profit driven by increased lending. Audio
Heartland Bank H1 profit rises
Financial services company Heartland Bank has reported a modest lift in its first-half profit driven by increased lending. Audio
Heartland Bank gains traction with Australian lenders
The financial services company Heartland Bank has reported a strong full year profit, due to a large uptake of reverse mortgages in Australia and some one-off gains. Audio
Heartland Bank H1 profit rises
Financial services company Heartland Bank has reported a seven percent lift in its first-half profit driven by increased lending. Audio
Heartland profit at top end of expectations
Financial services company Heartland Bank has posted a 12 percent rise in annual profit on increased lending and control of costs. Audio
Heartland Bank H1 profit rises
Financial services company Heartland Bank has reported a 14 percent lift in its first half profit driven by increased lending and control of costs. Audio
Heartland offers quick loans to small and medium businesses
The small banking and financial services company, Heartland Bank, is targeting small and medium sized businesses for quick top-up loans. Audio
Heartland making bigger provisions for bad debts
Heartland New Zealand is making bigger provisions for bad debts in the year ahead as it expects consumers and farmers to come under pressure from weaker economic growth. Audio
Heartland shares soar
Shares in Heartland New Zealand jumped as much as 9 percent yesterday after the bank raised its annual profit guidance for a second time. Audio
Heartland upgrades its first-half and annual profit forecasts
Heartland New Zealand says it expects first-half net profit to come in between 23 and 24 million dollars and has raised its forecast for its annual profit for a second time. Audio
Reserve Bank reduces the amount of capital for Heartland
The Reserve Bank has reduced the amount of capital Heartland New Zealand has to hold, putting its capital requirements in line with those of the other registered banks. Audio
Heartland says Harmoney will win it new customers
Heartland New Zealand says investing in the country's only peer-to-peer lending platform, and providing funding through it, should win it customers it couldn't otherwise reach. Audio
Heartland says annual net profit this year may rise as much as 25%
Heartland New Zealand has raised its forecast for annual profit this year and now says it may rise as much as 25 percent. Audio
HNZ's credit rating is raised
Heartland Bank has achieved a major milestone with Standard & Poor's raising its credit rating one notch. Audio
Evening Business for 5 June 2013
Heartland New Zealand has announced a new strategy for getting rid of most of its unwanted and troubled property assets sooner than originally planned. Audio
Pyne Gould building now focus for rescuers
14 people working for the Pyne Gould corporation, who work in the building, are still missing Audio
Pyne Gould CEO calls news conference
RNZ reporter Lorna Perry was at the media conference where the corporation's head Jeff Greenslade said 14 of his employees are still unaccounted for. Audio
Evening Business News for 16 September 2010
The so-called heartland bank is planning to list on the stock exchange early next year, after the boards of the three finance lenders agreed to merge. Audio