The timing and pace at which the US Federal Reserve unwinds its money-printing programme was identified as the single largest threat to global economic growth in 2014 in a vote from the floor of the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. The annual global gathering of a record 2,300 business leaders and senior government officials saw 31.7 percent of delegates …

The New Zealand dollar may gain this week as investors tune into US economic indicators after a weak reading of the labour market on Friday sparked fears the Federal Reserve may stall plans to scale back its monetary stimulus, while New Zealand’s upbeat outlook is expected to be reaffirmed by local data. The local currency may trade between 82 US …

Wynyard Group, whose shares soared 64 percent last week, says it has met its forecast sales target of $21.5 million. That equates to more than 62 percent revenue growth in 2014, and the company’s board will review the 2014 and 2015 business plans and targets in the first quarter of this year, the intelligence software developer said in a statement. …