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
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
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
OpinionKevin Roberts: Rome wasn't built on apathyWe must first conquer our island syndrome and pull together if we are ever to win the world from the edge, writes Kevin Roberts.09 Dec 04:54 AM
BusinessInvestors get money back from failed schemeNearly $60 million has been returned to 2217 people who were stung by the failure of the Credit SaILS investment.09 Dec 03:17 AM
Small BusinessMeeting gives backers wings to help with developmentThe purpose was to increase the professionalism of angel investing in New Zealand.03 Nov 04:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall Business: How to get millions from angel investorsHow does a fast-growing small business attract angel investment?03 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeOne in four ASB KiwiSavers not savingASB - the country's second largest KiwiSaver provider - says nearly one in four of its members are not contributing to their retirement savings.21 Oct 10:12 PM
Banking and financeClose watch on KiwiSaverWatchdog checks progress as several providers struggle to meet deadline for new reports.21 Oct 04:30 PM
Small BusinessLaw change to kick start capital raisingInvestors will soon be able to take stakes in small Kiwi businesses through an online crowdfunding system which hopes to "liberate the New Zealand economy".20 Oct 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFMA cancels medical firm's prospectusNZ's market regulator has cancelled the allegedly misleading offer documents of a company that claimed it would use investor money to set up dialysis clinics.15 Oct 10:40 PM
RetailHighbrook Business Park town centre set to openGoodman Property Trust, with a $2 billion real estate portfolio, will celebrate the opening of the first stage of its new town centre.14 Oct 04:30 PM
CompaniesXero shares hit recordXero is starting to "come up on the foils and sail away" while its massive US rival is "struggling to move online".14 Oct 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceMore angel money on tableAngel investment levels have bounced back this year, driven by an increase in follow-on funding into existing start-ups, according to figures released today.25 Sep 05:30 PM
