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....

Creditors of women's clothing chain Shanton Fashion are owed almost $7.8 million, while the company has $3.35 million in assets, a wider shortfall than the $693,000 estimate directors gave when the company went into voluntary administration last month.

The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index climbed to 63.14 on February 5, the highest level in almost six years.

Local apple production looks set to drop by 6 per cent this year because of a cool start to spring, but a warm summer has improved the crop's quality, says Pipfruit New Zealand.

New Zealand shares fell yesterday from a record close paced by Meridian Energy, Precinct Properties New Zealand and Spark New Zealand, as the appetite waned.

West Australian mining companies with operations in Africa have had A$3.6 billion ($3.7 billion) wiped from their value in the past year.

Herald investigation shows makers of pre-workout supplements are always trying new tricks to beat government bans.

Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.

Despite the fast changing market, JB Hi-Fi excels at jumping on the next big thing in technology and getting the march on its competitors, writes Christophwer Niesche.

New laws cracking down on shell companies appear to be having an early effect, with police seeing a drop off in requests for information about New Zealand-registered firms.

Oil prices have made strong gains for a second day, helped by a surprisingly robust jobs report in the United States, the world's largest crude consumer.

Speculation that a leading player in the funds management sector is facing a FMA investigation for market manipulation is concerning if true, writes Liam Dann.

The New Zealand dollar dropped sharply in sympathy with its Australian counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by cutting its overnight cash rate, fuelling....

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.

A company backed by rich-lister Peter Masfen is now in the hands of receivers.

New Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has stamped his authority in his first day as chief executive of the Australian banking group.

As we congratulate ourselves on the buoyancy of our rock star economy, we need to appreciate that we are firmly locked into the global economy, writes Peter Lyons.

NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says a freshly inked agreement with the Financial Markets Authority will help the sharemarket operator deepen New Zealand's capital markets through the development of new products for investors.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted a 13.9 per cent return for 2014, finishing the year at $27.5 billion, but warns returns will be "more muted" over the coming years.