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John Key’s China Anniversary Party delayed

John Key will take the political temperature of the administration in 2013. Prime Minister John Key will now have to wait until 2013 to take the political temperature of the new Chinese Administration. The Key Government this week finally postponed plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and China until next year. This is no …

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ANZ Morning brief – Unhappy Halloween

GLOBAL MARKETS: US bond and equity market remained in shutdown mode as post-tropical cyclone Sandy slammed into New Jersey , with a reported 13-foot storm surge inundating low lying areas including New York ’s subway system (see below). In Europe , markets were quiet and rangy, although sentiment remained positive on solid earnings reports from BP and Deutsche Bank AG. …

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Haier takeover in the bag – proceeds to mopup outstanding F&P shares

Haier has got over the 90 per cent threshold to take full control of Fisher & Paykel Appliances. It will now compulsorily acquire remaining shares and delist the company. Haier New Zealand Investment’s offer for all the shares in Fisher & Payel Appliances went unconditional last week. NZ Inc earlier reported Haier  received the Overseas Investment Office ‘s consent to proceed with …

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