Hellabys has sold its packaging division to Coveris, one of the world's largest plastic packaging companies.

A whip-around of holders of South Canterbury Finance preference shares has raised more than $150,000.

A SCF investor who is helping fund a legal probe says he bought preference shares on the back of statements the company made about its prospects only months before it collapsed.

Some South Canterbury Finance preference shareholders played with 'fool's gold' due to a lack of proper information, says one broker.

Out-of-pocket South Canterbury Finance investors will meet today in Auckland to join others rallying behind a probe looking into possible legal action.

Rod Petricevic is now the only failed finance company boss still in jail, despite him receiving a lighter sentence.

It's a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia. Mergers involving Southeast Asian companies have dropped 45 per cent this year to the lowest level since 2009.

One-third of Capital + Merchant Finance's $18.5 million settlement fund is ring-fenced for claims from the failed firm's trustee and a global investment giant.

New Zealand's institutional venture capital community is still recovering from the global financial crisis six-and-a-half years ago, although so-called angel investors are in better heart, according to a visiting venture capitalist from Silicon Valley.

China Steel Corp has green-lighted Kiwi-founded LanzaTech's first commercial plant.

Private equity investor provide more than just capital, they also support a company's management team in developing and executing growth strategies over an extended period of time, writes Lance Jenkins.

A fight has erupted over one of New Zealand's biggest leaky building payouts, as 253 owners of a North Shore apartment/hotel tower battle one another.

Equity crowdfunding is taking off, but prominent market figures warn about the potential dangers facing investors.

My wife and I both joined KiwiSaver. At that stage she was employed. She is no longer employed.

In the Auckland High Court this month, Mark Bryers named four companies as part of his attempt to portray himself as a consultant rather than a manager.

My husband and I moved back home to New Zealand from Australia in January 2014.

An out-of-pocket client is trying to bankrupt his struck-off former financial adviser who recommended six "disastrous investments".

Sir Bob Jones' company, from which liquidators are trying to claw back $750,000, has tried to get access to a tape recording.

Making a compelling pitch to investors isn't easy, but Ollie Langridge's bold claims attracted considerable interest from investors before he even had a product, let alone started marketing it.

Auckland will issue a worldwide call for investors in an electric car-share scheme such as those in North American and European cities.

A dispute has again thrown up complaints that misused shell companies.

As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.

Rocket Lab has attracted new financial backing from one of the United States' oldest venture capital firms and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to put it on course.

NZ shares rose to a fresh record yesterday, paced by Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy as investors mulled possible lower interest rates across the Tasman.

New Zealand farm investment company MyFarm, which up until now has specialised in the pastoral sector, has weighed into kiwifruit with the launch of a $5 million orchard syndicate.

MediaWorks Investments has returned to profitability in its first 10 months under a new capital structure, and its radio business was the biggest contributor to earnings.

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.