Banking and financeNZ on cusp of buy-up boonNew Zealand could be on the cusp of a big lift in mergers and acquisitions activity, driven in part by increasing Asian interest in local companies.12 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Economic nationalism pitch not subtleThe <i>South China Morning Post'</i>s editors have a sense of humour: "New Zealand MP Winston Peters accused of racism over Wong joke" was the headline.12 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Kiwi companies getting it wrong with IPOsThe sharemarket performance of recent IPOs, in New Zealand and overseas, has been extremely disappointing.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandVillage planned on $8m club siteA bowling club in the heart of the upmarket Auckland suburb of Remuera has been sold for $8.1 million to an investment company which wants to build a retirement village.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTiny town sweet on icecream factoryA tiny rural Waikato town wants to establish itself as the "North Island's premier food technology hub".07 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: We should welcome Chinese investmentThe revelation that a Chinese company plans to buy the Lochinver Station in the central North Island is manna to Winston Peters.04 Aug 05:00 PM
CompaniesTakeover fever strikes NZXThe takeover bids launched for two NZX-listed firms yesterday could signal a new phase of heightened acquisition activity on the local sharemarket.28 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Keenan: Investors need to check strategiesWe recently passed the halfway mark for 2014, and the global bull market in equities has continued its seemingly relentless advance, undaunted by geopolitical concerns.28 Jul 05:00 PM
AirlinesMixed profits tipped for earnings seasonAnalysts have mixed views on the outlook for the upcoming earnings season as some of NZ's biggest and most widely held firms prepare to report their annual results.27 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessCraigs forms team to grow funds businessThe country's largest broker has hired a new investment team in a bid to build up its $250 million funds management business.30 Jun 05:00 PM
Aged careInvestors eye NZ retirement village industryAn American investor with US$500 million ($574 million) has been in New Zealand scouting for retirement village assets and meeting one influential banker.24 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessCourt affirms caveat in Huka fightThe man suing Huka Lodge's owner for half the assets has convinced the High Court a caveat claiming he has an interest in the property should stay in place.16 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessVelvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on ChinaIt's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.15 Jun 05:00 PM
SharesHigh hopes over index launchThe NZX's new Index Futures - which launch today - could stabilise the market and reduce volatility to the benefit of all investors, including KiwiSaver users.15 Jun 05:00 PM
CompaniesDo junk bonds deserve a nicer name?Junk bonds are back, though in truth they never went away and we've lost track of what these bonds actually were and are: Instruments that allow riskier ventures to be funded.03 Jun 04:30 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: There's no dots to join up, just a lot of naivetyMost foreign investors who come to New Zealand bring capital and "know how" and make a great contribution to our young country, writes Fran O'Sullivan.02 May 05:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentHellaby adds $20m in annual sales with acquisitionsHellaby Holdings expects to add $20m to annual revenue after buying New Zealand Trucks South Island and Dasko Marketing NZ.14 Apr 03:16 AM
Banking and financeNZX out to reassure investors over rulesStock exchange operator NZX says it will ramp up its efforts to help investors understand how it regulates the market this year.06 Apr 04:15 PM
TourismChinese investments approvedChinese companies are stepping up New Zealand investment after two big approvals were granted.31 Mar 03:15 PM
EconomySlight monthly dip hardly dents 'stratospheric' level of confidenceBusiness confidence went from strength to only slightly less strength in the ANZ's latest monthly survey.31 Mar 03:15 PM
SharesDotcom firm heads for listingThe technology company started by Kim Dotcom is heading for the New Zealand sharemarket with a valuation of $210 million.25 Mar 03:15 PM
CompaniesForeign buy-ups tipped to riseMore foreign buyers are likely to make bids for New Zealand assets this year with China at the forefront, according to a report by Chapman Tripp.23 Mar 03:15 PM
EmploymentJPMorgan dispute rages onThe former New Zealand boss of JPMorgan Chase is locked in "full-blown adversarial litigation" with the bank where he is seeking $170,000 in damages.17 Mar 03:15 PM
Banking and financeLombard case dropped after $10m dealThe FMA has dropped civil proceedings against four Lombard directors as the failed finance company's receivers have reached a $10 million settlement with the men, their insurers and an unnamed "third party".23 Feb 10:50 PM
BusinessPure SEO a $200 start-upRichard Conway says $200 was all it took to establish his start-up, Pure SEO, in 2009.19 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessCompany's debt 'not personal responsibility of owner'The debts of a company are not the debts of the person who owns it, says Professor Susan Watson, deputy dean of the faculty of law at Auckland University.18 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeLombard sentences undermined by law change, lawyer saysSweeping changes to securities law have undermined the custodial sentences handed out to former directors of Lombard, the Supreme Court has heard.11 Feb 01:26 AM
EconomyRisky investment stars behind global crash, says expertHaving a culture where star talent was allowed to make investment decisions without being checked was a big driver of the global financial crisis.10 Feb 04:30 PM
CompaniesBurgerFuel shares continue to climbInvestment firm set up by Subway founders to take 10% stake in listed fast-food chain.14 Jan 09:30 PM
SharesDiligent shares keep soaringDiligent's share price has continued to rally and was up a further 10 per cent in morning trading.06 Jan 10:30 PM
EconomyJapan cuts 3Q economic growth estimate to 1.1 pctJapan slashed its estimate of economic growth for the July-September quarter Monday as investment by companies slowed more than first estimated.09 Dec 04:30 PM
