Liam Dann: Year of the Sheep needs wise shepherds
Traditional Chinese beliefs suggest the year should harbour the relatively calm and placid characteristics of the sheep along with peace and prosperity, says Liam Dann.
Traditional Chinese beliefs suggest the year should harbour the relatively calm and placid characteristics of the sheep along with peace and prosperity, says Liam Dann.
People who try to predict the short-term direction of financial markets are usually wrong, writes Paul Glass.
NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says demand is looking solid for small and medium-sized sharemarket listings, but a potential downturn in market conditions could affect the environment for initial public offerings in the year ahead.
ANZ said it expects dairy prices to continue this year's firming trend at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Livestock Improvement Corp will set off on a "roadshow" in June to sound out its farmer-shareholders about the possibility of raising capital to drive growth.
Market speculation about Rod Duke boosting his stake in struggling children's clothing chain Pumpkin Patch has so far failed to become a reality, writes Christopher Adams.
An industry chief has welcomed the new Matrix house-building factory in Trentham.
Contact Energy could be heading for a showdown with minority shareholders over what to do with a $1 billion pot of cash.
As vital signs go, retail sales data for the last three months of 2014 were pretty healthy, writes Brian Fallow.
New Zealand shares fell yesterday, led by Contact Energy after it flagged plans to invest offshore. Genesis Energy and Meridian Energy declined as enthusiasm for the sector cooled.
The New Zealand dollar rose against its Australian counterpart yesterday as retail sales beat expectations.
The receivers of Belgrave Finance are trying to bankrupt the terminally ill property developer who controlled the company, despite doubts it'll yield money.
New Zealand's services sector activity rose to a six-month high in January as record inward migration boosted demand for housing, increasing the need for property-related services.
Systems are now in place to bring superannuation savings across the Tasman but there is some fine print, particularly for first-home buyers, writes helen Twose.
Graeme Hart's former business partner Stephen James says there are several features that helped Hart's Rank Group become so successful.
Rising New Zealand commercial and house-building could buoy this week's Fletcher Building result as analysts highlighted domestic activity as a big profit driver.
The boss of a local fund manager has welcomed efforts by the country's financial regulator to crack down on market manipulation.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million by 2020.
How actual corporate earnings compare with the elevated heights at which many stocks are now trading will be fascinating to see, writes Liam Dann.
Investors in nine property syndicates that have so far lost $25 million say related-party loans and mismanagement may have contributed to their financial woes.
The probe into suspected dodgy trading at Milford Asset Management highlights the awkward situation the Financial Markets Authority faces when its investigations become common knowledge within the....