Chapman Tripp is predicting more fireworks than usual during the 2015 annual meeting season.

Qantas today reported an annual profit of A$557 million, from a loss of A$2.8 billion the previous year.

Wall St fell overnight after Fed minutes suggested interest rates may not be lifted next month.

NZX boss Tim Bennett remains bullish about the outlook for new sharemarket floats, despite the a lack of listings this year.

Trilogy International shares jumped to a record after the skincare products and scented candle maker agreed to buy privately held CS Company.

The company's NZ profit fell to A$903,000, compared to A$3.2 million a year earlier in what was a "challenging year".

Contact Energy chief executive Dennis Barnes says the firm now has the chance to steer its own course.

Christopher Niesche has a look at Domino's stand out financial result.

Retail sales volumes edged up in the June quarter, missing expectations, as growth in online buying helped offset a slide in petrol purchases.

The Financial Markets Authority is hammering home the message that it means business on issues such as market manipulation and insider trading.

Weaker circulation sales reflected stable subscription revenue offset by "continued pressure on retail sales".

Shares for the mobile payments app developer have risen to $5 from their $1 listing price 12 months ago.

Wall Street was mixed, recovering from steeper losses, as investors reassessed the impact of China's currency devaluation.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has pushed up reported net annual profit a spectacular 30.7 per cent to $128 million.

Milk powder prices will need to improve substantially before Fonterra's revised farmgate milk price of $3.85 per kg of milk solids can become a reality, say analysts.

Fonterra lacks people who understand the impact of new and disruptive technologies, writes Keith Woodford.

CBL Insurance has appointed a new director and is understood to be forging ahead with plans to carry out a stock exchange listing this year.

National Australia Bank has lifted its quarterly cash profit 9 per cent to A$1.75 billion after a fall in bad debts offset the effect of tough competition among lenders in Australia.

QV data out last week showed Waitakere's average value now stands at $687,021, up 7.3 per cent in the past three months

Auckland developer Tony Gapes of Redwood Group is poised to sell three-quarters of New Zealand's most affordable intensive housing project to Chinese interests.

New Zealand shares edged lower yesterday as investors waited for reporting season to get under way. Auckland International Airport and Nuplex Industries fell.

Briscoe Group boss Rod Duke is continuing to talk tough on his firm's plans to acquire Kathmandu, despite his offer being rejected by the retailer's board last week.

New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.

Investors should pay close attention to a company's outlook, sales and profit growth and debt position when it comes to its result, says the chairman of the Shareholders' Association.

About 7000 Auckland residents have successfully challenged their 2014 property revaluations - and the most common outcome has been a fall in the home's CV.