SLI Systems, a Christchurch-based developer of website search software, plans to sell its shares at $1.50 in a listing on the NZX at the end of the month to fund its long-term growth aspirations in Japan and Brazil. The company plans to raise $15 million in an initial public offer and a further $12 million from existing shareholders as it …

Warehouse Group, the country’s biggest listed retailer, has unveiled plans to lift staff wages and create a better-trained workforce reward long-term service at an extra cost of up to $2.5 million in each of the next two years. The Auckland-based company wants to improve the public perception of retailing and attract more talented staff, and will hike wages for team …

Wall Street climbed to fresh records, carrying the momentum from Friday’s jobs data into renewed optimism about the US economy and corporate profits. In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.05 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.32 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.47 percent. The S&P 500 touched a record …