Official Cash RateFirms lock in cheap fundingCompanies issuing more bonds amid expectation Reserve Bank will cut rates.01 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessBig Read: So long, big investorAfter 15 years and $150m of taxpayer funding, Venture Investment Fund boss Franceska Banga is leaving. Where to for her -- and the fund? asks Liam Dann.25 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesNZX profits boost 82pcNZX lifted annual profit 82 per cent in 2015 as the one-off gain from the sale of its Link Market Services division bolstered flat earnings.23 Feb 09:50 PM
TaxIndia welcomes foreign companies, but is it ready?The prime minister wooed investors at a glitzy event, but executives said more reforms are needed.23 Feb 06:25 PM
BDBDBusinessHellaby banks on footwear sector saleHellaby Holdings, the diversified investment company, posted a 65 per cent drop in first-half profit with revenue from three of its four segments falling.19 Feb 04:00 PM
BusinessLobbyists plump for TPP in open letter to KeyBusiness and industry group leaders have lent their support to the TPP free trade agreement in an open letter to Prime Minister John Key.01 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDSharesMad Butcher owner's shares plungeVeritas Investments shares plunged 42 per cent after the food and beverage investor downgraded its outlook for earnings and nixed a first-half dividend.27 Jan 05:52 AM
BusinessChinese businesses are on a shopping spreeBut China's firms can't buy their way to success.24 Jan 11:30 PM
BDBDBusinessHubbard investors must chase interest from estateFormer investors in Allan Hubbard's Aorangi Securities and Hubbard Management Funds will have to chase the deceased businessman's estate if they want to pursue as much as five years of unpaid interest.19 Jan 03:35 AM
EconomyIran's back, but goalposts have shiftedIt won't be business as usual for Iranian oil exporters. Much has happened since sanctions were tightened.17 Jan 07:43 PM
BDBDAgribusinessForestry investor buys NZ businessGreenheart Group has signed a conditional deal to buy Northland Forest Managers (1995) for $1.5 million.08 Jan 08:48 PM
BDBDEconomyMercantile share placement raises $1.4mSir Ron Brierley's Mercantile Investments raised $1.4 million in a discounted share placement to local wholesale investors.22 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessJP Morgan admits it didn't tell clients about conflictsJP Morgan Chase will pay more than $300m to settle US allegations that it didn't disclose its preference for putting clients' money into investment products.21 Dec 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceDiana Clement: Confusopoly, laddering and a few twistsYou'd think writing about money was simply repeating the same concepts over and over again, but every year I come across new ideas, concepts and products.17 Dec 11:00 PM
Personal FinanceDiana Clement: Investors' love for lender fadingInvestors are falling out of love with New Zealand's first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender.11 Dec 04:00 PM
EnergyEnergy puts pension funds in tricky spotOne of the architects of the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund says pension plans face increasingly complex decisions over responsible investment, particularly in energy.16 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: All Blacks game plan for NZ investorsFollowing the Rugby World Cup win, business editor Liam Dann wrote a great piece discussing what the corporate world could learn from the All Blacks.02 Nov 08:29 PM
Official Cash RateLandlords ignorant of deposit rulesAn "alarming" number of landlords remain largely ignorant of new Reserve Bank LVR rules which demand Auckland investors have 30 per cent deposits.23 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorDelisting poor option for investorsThe long-running Pyne Gould Corporation saga has taken a few more bizarre twists and turns in the past three weeks.23 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessAngel investment fallingAngel investment levels fell 20 per cent in the first half of the year as a less rosy economic outlook made investors cautious about funding early-stage NZ firms.11 Oct 04:00 PM
EconomyFewer investor checks under TPPThe TPP could halve the number of major foreign investments in New Zealand which need to pass "good character" and business experience tests.08 Oct 07:25 PM
RetailTainui offers stake in mega-mallTainui Group Holdings is selling a half-share of the country's largest single retail and entertainment destination, The Base.08 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessNgai Tahu's net profit drops 25%South Island-based Ngai Tahu made $109.3 million net annual profit, down $36.1 million on last year because of lower earthquake damage insurance payouts.04 Oct 11:14 AM
AgribusinessLochinver battle: China strikes backChinese billlionaire's company brings in the lawyers over New Zealand's decision to veto an $88 million bid to buy Lochinver station.27 Sep 04:00 PM
TaxAttempts to unravel Korean tax tangleInland Revenue cites international tax agreement as it refuses to hand over documents, judge is not persuaded that's a good reason to enforce secrecy.25 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: It's takeover time and China is readyMaling's proposal to acquire 50% of Silver Fern Farms reaffirms that Chinese investors are interested in New Zealand's rural and food-based assets.25 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDishing up export opportunitiesA business connection made over lunch has dished up an opportunity for Southland beef and lamb in the Chinese city of Xi'an.24 Sep 05:00 PM
BDBDConstructionAllegro eyes listing for Carpet CourtAllegro Funds is optimistic its latest New Zealand investment, Carpet Court, is a candidate for potential listing.21 Sep 05:00 PM
Personal FinancePeer-to-peer market heats upPeer-to-peer lender Harmoney is set to make a bigger push to get mum-and-dad investors on board as it faces competition from two new entrants.20 Sep 01:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannInvestment strategy merits Govt considerationForeign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.13 Sep 08:18 PM
EnergyPressure builds for change at ContactContact Energy is facing growing pressure from institutional investors over its governance structure.06 Sep 05:00 PM
CompaniesCBL buys insurance firm in OzNew Zealand-based credit surety and financial risk insurer CBL Insurance has bought Australian specialty insurer Assetinsure Holdings for $46 million.31 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeFinance co. directors enter guilty pleasThe directors of OPI Pacific Finance, which collapsed owing $247m, have pleaded guilty to making untrue statements.21 Aug 03:12 AM
