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Outlaw 'conflicted remuneration'
Australian FinSec abuses were ultimately down to a failure of governance.
![How we're seeing it: Craig Investment Partners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
How we're seeing it: Craig Investment Partners
Ongoing cross-border activity reflects that NZ is attractive place for overseas investors.
![No end in sight for golden run of shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
No end in sight for golden run of shares
Political turmoil and voter unrest has failed to deter equity markets around the world.
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Buyers are becoming more discerning
Deals are in the pipeline but they are taking a long time to come to market.
!['Call to action' to back Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Call to action' to back Auckland
Capital markets have a key role to help unlock Auckland's infrastructure logjam.
![Agri sector is in strong demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Agri sector is in strong demand
Sellers are getting better deals from private equity investors, writes Graham Skellern.
![Get ready for baby boomer sell-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Get ready for baby boomer sell-off
As baby boomers transition into retirement, the country will see great change.
![Revised NZX stance on diverse governance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Revised NZX stance on diverse governance
Some of New Zealand's biggest businesses now have a diversity policy to follow.
![IPOs experiencing cyclical patch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
IPOs experiencing cyclical patch
Rate of new public listings has dropped but experts refuse to believe this is a new normal
![Quality local assets are in demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Quality local assets are in demand
Despite global uncertainty our capital markets are in a healthy state.
![No surprises key for Fintech's future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
No surprises key for Fintech's future
Dialogue with regulator is essential says Garth Stanish.
![A new way to transfer money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
A new way to transfer money
The ASX is looking to replace its existing settlement platform with a blockchain system.
![Capital Markets Report: It makes you WannaCry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Capital Markets Report: It makes you WannaCry
Increased capabilities of IT have made cyber security risks far more systemic.
![Market's Trump jitters don't spell doom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Market's Trump jitters don't spell doom
Global sharemarkets were spooked overnight - finally.
![Time for Prospectus NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Time for Prospectus NZ?
Is it time for a major campaign to sell New Zealand as an investment destination?
![Congestion charge has merit for Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Congestion charge has merit for Auckland
COMMENT: Jim McElwain suggests some ways to bridge the infrastructure funding gap
![Capital Markets Report: More cloud on the horizon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Capital Markets Report: More cloud on the horizon
The capital markets sector is catching up with the cloud computing solution.
![Making it a bigger deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Making it a bigger deal
There's still a big gap in the market for traditional venture capital, with long lead-ins.
![Direct Capital spurs private equity market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Direct Capital spurs private equity market
Ross George about the Direct Capital's latest capital raising and lessons from investments
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'Settling exchange dispute better for both parties'
NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says settling the long-running dispute with the former owners of the Clear Grain Exchange would have been in both parties' interests.
![Liam Dann: The investment that's hotter than Auckland property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Liam Dann: The investment that's hotter than Auckland property
What kind of amazing investment could outperform the property market in this country?
![Capital Markets: More room at the inn?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Capital Markets: More room at the inn?
New hotels worth hundreds of millions of dollars are desperately needed throughout New Zealand to solve our critical accommodation shortage.
![NZ stock market in tip top shape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
NZ stock market in tip top shape
As the benchmark S&P/NZX50 share index heads towards yet another record high, NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says the market is in great shape.
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Milk price contracts to launch this month
The milk price futures contracts will be launched on May 27, the NZX announced late last week.
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Mum and dad investors missing out
Blacking out analysts' research at the time of an IPO is a sore point for a leading share broker, writes Graham Skellern
![Capital Markets: Performing well](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Capital Markets: Performing well
Fran O'Sullivan sat down at UBS New Zealand for a roundtable with Nicholas Ross, Andrew Fredericks and David Lane.
![Capital Markets: No longer the Wild West](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Capital Markets: No longer the Wild West
Are we regulating for its own sake, and imposing process and cost with no benefit?
![Keeping the score on the capital markets front](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Keeping the score on the capital markets front
Do we have the foundations in place to ensure New Zealand's capital market can perform, asks Tim Bennett