Quadrant Private Equity has completed its sale of 18.6 percent of Summerset Group and the retirement village operator’s shares have been taken off trading halt. The sale of the 40 million shares was managed by UBS New Zealand. It leaves Quadrant with 37.2 percent of the company. Quadrant acquired the 50 percent of Summerset it didn’t already own in 2010 …

The New Zealand dollar edged higher against the greenback after Cyprus delayed a vote on its EU bailout amid talk the proposal may be watered down. The kiwi rose to 82.48 US cents from 82.33 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index rose to 75.86 from 75.75. Cypriot ministers are seeking to revise the plan that would impose …

A plan to tax Cypriots’ bank accounts to help fund a bailout for the debt-laden euro zone country weighed on financial markets on both sides of the Atlantic, a poignant reminder of the ongoing risks the European crisis poses to the economy worldwide. Cyprus lawmakers will vote as early as Tuesday on a proposal to use bank deposits of Cypriots …