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Fans give bra makers a boost
Home-grown lingerie company Rose & Thorne is rapidly gaining a cult Facebook following and rave reviews.

A2 gets ready to launch baby formula
The residual impact of Fonterra's botulism false alarm may prove beneficial for alternative milk firm A2 Corporation.

Financial markets quiet after Abbott's victory
News of a change of government for Australia drew a largely ho-hum response from local financial markets yesterday.

Drop in job ads points to softer labour market
Australian job advertisements are almost at their lowest point since the global financial crisis.

Export prices good but trade balance worsens
Export and import prices moved in New Zealand's favour in the June quarter, but the effect was swamped by lower export volumes and rising imports.

Referendum to be held on asset sales
Five months after the first share float of Mighty River Power a referendum on asset sales is to go ahead - news accidentally tweeted by the Greens co-leader.

Brian Gaynor: Good and bad news in reporting season
Our failure to establish widely accepted accounting standards creates major problems as far as the effective allocation of the country's capital is concerned.

Risk to NZ seen in emerging market turmoil
Exposure has grown since Asian financial crisis of 1997, Institute of Economic Research warns.

$1m at stake as five firms face dragons
Five companies are set to put their business plans to the acid test in front of a panel of shrewd business investors.

Insurers need to lift their game: AIA head
New Zealand insurance companies need to focus on the individual needs of the community and think long term, says Wayne Besant.

Shadowy food supply chains to China
More than two weeks into Fonterra's botulism contamination crisis, New Zealand-made Karicare baby milk commands pride of place in many Hong Kong retailers.

NZX aims to open up IPO pipeline
New listings targeted as sharemarket operator reports a bumper half-year with net profit doubling to $6.4m.

Simon Page: It's time we lived up to our image
Is 100% Pure just a marketing slogan coined to attract tourists to New Zealand?

Moa questions raised after sales plunge
A fund manager has raised concerns over Moa's ability to execute its international growth strategy if the craft beer maker is failing to sustain momentum.

Asset sales: Where the money is going
Funding generated by the Government's asset sales programme now extends to the $40 million bill for the Mighty River share loyalty bonus scheme.