Axa New Zealand boosted its earnings 24 per cent in the year to December 31.

The government must restrict access to share registers and require offers to stay open for a reasonable length of time to protect unsophisticated investors from low ball offers, says Chapman Tripp partner Roger Wallis.

The Securities Commission says its investigation into failed finance company Hanover Finance is gathering pace and it hopes to be able to update the market next month.

Both Huljich and Fidelity have recently made significant changes to their KiwiSaver businesses that point to a slowdown dead ahead.

Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin and chairman David Henry have accused Allied Farmers of wasting the money that investors once had, and called for Rob Alloway to be removed from the board.

Vector shareholders who sold into a controversial 'low-ball' share offer have been told they can back out of the deal.

Simon Allen, former managing director of ABN Amro New Zealand, has been appointed chairman of the Financial Markets Authority.

How now should we construct investment portfolios? Let's get that dart-chucking chimpanzee on the job - it'll cost peanuts.

The receiver of South Canterbury Finance (SCF) is welcoming a council to allow a residential development on the outskirts of Christchurch.