A study of NZ businesses finds they are aiming higher than ever, according to new research commissioned by ASB.

Mark Hotchin has lost an appeal over a decision which said Hanover's trustees did not have a duty to verify the accuracy of statements in allegedly misleading prospectuses.

Shares of Pushpay jumped as much as 50 percent as investors snapped up the handful of shares on offer

New Zealand could be on the cusp of a big lift in mergers and acquisitions activity, driven in part by increasing Asian interest in local companies.

A flurry of new listings helped boost sharemarket operator NZX's interim profit and chief executive Tim Bennett says up to six more companies could go public this year.

The Auckland-based company Vista, whose technology is used to manage cinema operations in 63 countries, pulled off a solid stock exchange debut yesterday.

New Zealand's biggest retirement owner/operator Ryman Healthcare confirmed its acquisition of the former Kingsgate Hotel site on Campbell Rd, Auckland.

It is a time for investor caution as asset prices look increasingly stretched, warns Bank of New Zealand economist Stephen Toplis.

Auckland infant formula maker New Image says it is "getting back into production" for the Chinese market now it has finally received clearance to export its products.

Online travel giant Expedia has told New Zealand regulators there will be plenty of competition in the market after its planned buyout of rival booking site Wotif.

Warren Buffett has never had so much money to spend. Cash at his Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway has topped $50 billion

ANZ's commodity price index fell 2.4 per cent last month, led by a decline in dairy products and logs which make up more than half the trade-weighted basket.

Kiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.