New Zealand shares rose as Scales and Mercury gained and Comvita dropped after its earnings report. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 16.19

Private equity investor Direct Capital is on the hunt for acquisitions after raising $375 million for its latest fund.

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Investment bank Credit Suisse is tipping Fairfax Media as a hot stock in Australia this year on the basis that it will divest its

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Ryman Healthcare has just won the right to build a vast new Devonport village on Auckland's North Shore.

New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of women on public-company boards in the western world, according to data from the Institute

Women are still vastly under-represented on boards with data from the NZX showing the ratio of male to female directors has not changed

CBL Corporation has completed its 94.5 million euro ($142.7m) purchase of its biggest customer. The deal will see the company take

The price of whole milk powder, New Zealand's key commodity export, is likely to be little changed next week.

OceanaGold Corp expects increased gold production at a cheaper cash cost in 2017.

Foreign investment in New Zealand stocks is at its highest since 2011, but investment specialist JBWere says the level may soon fall.

Scales Corp raised its forecast with the apple company citing improvement across all its divisions and a standout performance from its horticulture unit.

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The Commerce Commission will prosecute three firms following its investigation into seismic steel mesh.

Affable markets boss fixed what was broken but didn't want to overstay his welcome.

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Seadragon is transitioning to higher value Omega-3 fish oil products from Omega-2.

Customers of BNZ and Kiwibank may face delays in getting through to the lenders, with both banks' primary call-centres based in Wellington.

Dissident shareholders want to buy 30.99 per cent of the company to build a controlling stake.

The New Zealand sharemarket ends weaker and well short of its recent record high as the reality of higher bond yields in a post US-election world starts to sink in.

A leading law firm says the proposed merger could end up in the High Court if it is not approved by the Commerce Commission.

The ComCom's early view that it would decline the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is "a setback but not irreversible", says a competition lawyer.

Shares in New York Stock Exchange listed Agria Corp - PGG Wrightson's biggest shareholder - have been suspended.

New Zealand shares fell, the index's correction from a record high on September 7, as investors fretted that valuations weren't supported by earnings growth.

Hellaby Holdings told shareholders the $322.5 million takeover bid is "significantly below" its independent adviser's valuation range.

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The stock market operator's sales were bolstered by a flurry of new debt listings and an expanding funds management business.

Augusta Capital has mounted a hostile takeover of NPT, which would make a $500 million real estate portfolio.

The NZX head of markets will take the reins on an interim basis from the start of next year.