Goodman Fielder, the biggest food company in Australia and New Zealand, expects full-year normalised earnings to fall after it sold less poultry and spent more on marketing. Earnings from continuing and discontinued operations before significant items will be A$195 million to A$200 million in the year ending June 30, the Sydney-based company said in a statement. That’s less than the …

Vital Healthcare Property Trust, whose Canadian cornerstone investor is seeking to build its stake, is planning a rights issue next month and has suspended its distribution reinvestment plan for the third-quarter. The medical and healthcare property investor’s manager, Vital Healthcare Management, intends to undertake a pro-rata renounceable offer of new units in late July, it said in a statement, without …

The New Zealand dollar is little changed as investors weigh the impact of a possible reduction in the Federal Reserve’s monetary stimulus. The kiwi recently traded at 77.56 US cents, from 77.47 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index slid to 73.08 from 73.21 yesterday. Traders are eyeing new data from the US for clues as to when …