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Brian Gaynor is an investment columnist.
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These were the top five columns from Brian Gaynor in 2019.
A look back at two decades of change in NZ's market landscape.
The big issue now is Jayne Hrdlicka's exit payment, which could be as much as $20 million.
Selecting the best company board members is becoming a contentious business.
Australian exchange is a hotbed for traders willing to speculate on a falling share price.
NZ funds likely to sit on sidelines for now.
Dividends sent home dwarf any local spending.
Short-sellers and shareholders are putting the heat on listed firms.
The New Zealand Oil & Gas saga took another depressing turn this week.
Low interest rates chance to fix infrastructure deficit while stimulating economic growth.
Our procedures make it relatively easy for foreigners to acquire our listed companies.
Political chat is best avoided in the US these days, as the President divides the nation.
COMMENT: Deregulating the banks was a major factor in growth surge.
COMMENT: Tournament years are when World Rugby turns its usual losses into profits.
COMMENT: NZOG advice to take low-ball offer part of trend that risks gutting NZX.
COMMENT: Latest report offers little reason to hope market can be turned around.
COMMENT: Sun and share prices add cheer as revered chairman passes baton.
COMMENT: Local market and the NZ economy suffer as shareholders sell out.
Focus on milk price and dividends is key to co-op's poor performance.
COMMENT: Flawed from the beginning, Fonterra must now adopt a new structure.
COMMENT: China and the US may force us to choose between them.
For NZ bank depositors, there may be more falls yet.
Loosening laws spurring big deals but NZ off the pace.
NZX will welcome a company that has a genuine business model and positive earnings.
Spending will be difficult to monitor to ensure taxpayers are getting value for money.
Report says regulator should have held up IPO over solvency fears.
COMMENT: High-flying stock a trade-off call between price and long-term legs.
COMMENT: How can we possibly criticise a CEO who achieved such massive profit figures?
COMMENT: It will be fascinating to see how domestic retailers respond to Costco arrival.
COMMENT: New Zealand and Australian markets have soared lately.
COMMENT: Politicians with strong nationalistic policies continue to do well.
Original shareholders' sale of shares unrestricted when Cannasouth lists on NZX.
COMMENT: There are two clear lessons to be learnt from recent US Initial Public Offerings.
The only funds to outperform this NZX benchmark index were two small property funds.
COMMENT: A better deal is needed when companies raise capital.
There are increasing concerns about the performance of several key government entities.
COMMENT: Exchange needs to spend money to encourage more Kiwi firms to opt for an IPO.
COMMENT: Fans at home or in the pub have become more important than those attending games.
'Money makes the world go around' could have been the NZX's theme song this week.
COMMENT: Westland's pending sale to foreign buyer should be warning to industry.
COMMENT: Will Facebook's culture encourage more govts to rein in social media platforms?
Courtroom defeats have left the high-flying businessman facing huge demands for payment.
Woeful performances will discourage New Zealanders from investing in small NZX companies.
COMMENT: Fletcher and a2 Milk have had totally different sharemarket performances recently
COMMENT: Why should directors pay only $36m when unsecured creditors are still owed $110m?
COMMENT: Entrepreneurs and KiwiSavers will be hit if capital gains tax goes ahead.
COMMENT: Is the NZX and FMA review of our capital markets too late?
Comment: The Australian Royal Commission was relatively easy on the banks.
Comment: Retailers need to connect with the elusive millennial generation.
Houses or shares, which is the best investment? This is a recurring question in NZ.
COMMENT: Change needed to KiwiSaver if New Zealanders are to catch up.
2019 can't arrive soon enough for shareholders of some companies.
COMMENT: Directors with industry skills, strong emphasis on organic growth key.
Comment: Fletcher Building's annual meeting on Tuesday was an absolute shocker.
Debacle over CBL and previous Westpac Bank issues show supervision isn't up to scratch.
COMMENT: Why overseas ownership of the Big Four is a huge loss to our economy.
COMMENT: Reforms look promising, but why has change taken so long?
COMMENT: Proposed offer for 75 per cent of Restaurant Brands illustrates two developments.
COMMENT: Will elections change or keep the status quo?
Long-running saga ended in the collapse of one of NZ's biggest construction companies.
Fiona Oliver is mounting a strong defence against the takeover of her company.
When will NZ dairy farmers wake up and realise that Fonterra needs a massive shake-up?
COMMENT: There are at least five interesting annual meetings left in September.
COMMENT: An annual report shows that scheme continues to be a massive gravy train for ANZ.
Comment: Auckland continues to struggle to maintain effective private/public partnerships.
COMMENT: The major differences between the NZX at present and the frenzied 1980s.
The resignation of Rubicon's chief executive is the latest development in its sad history.
New price structure should help encourage on-market trading.
COMMENT: Australia and New Zealand show contrasting approach to mergers.
Facebook's plunge highlights the impact of earnings downgrades on high-growth companies.
Investors in two firms hit hard, while bigger stakeholders take a profit.
Investing in private equity would lift returns and boost the NZ economy.
As the number of letters we send plummets, parcels may deliver gift of life for NZ Post.
COMMENT: We need younger people with more specific industry experience.
Huge difference between the US and NZ's handling of media mergers.
COMMENT: 100-page report into Carillion collapse highlights what's missing in NZ business.
COMMENT: Exchange paying the price for poor leadership and governance in past.
Comment: Holding on to port company stake has delivered spectacular rewards.
Netflix is leading the way and companies must follow suit to survive in a changing world.