Xero chairman Sam Knowles and chief operating officer Alastair Grigg have cashed in some of their shares, which have more than tripled in price in the past 12 months.

Ebos Group's $1.1 billion acquisition of Australian firm Symbion this week again highlighted an ongoing issue with getting independent research on NZX-listed companies.

A director of a failed finance company who is accused of misleading investors says he cannot afford a lawyer and will probably have to represent himself at trial.

A subsidiary of Allied Farmers has been served with a liquidation notice from Inland Revenue for $4.2 million.

Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.

Lance Wiggs' Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand companies.

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The Grey Power-led petition to force a referendum on the Government’s partial asset sales policy has failed because it did not have enough signatures.

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The NZX is now back in operation after a technical glitch this morning kept investors in the dark.

Restaurant Brands says strong sales at its new Carl's Jr stores, KFC and Pizza Hut helped offset a decline in revenue at Starbucks in the firm's full year result.

Contact's share price dropped this morning, partly in response to uncertainty over the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

Prime Minister John Key says the government has "put its best foot forward" and will offer Rio Tinto no more than the short-term subsidy offered last week.

Up to $400 million more a year could be pumped into the KiwiSaver scheme with the latest contribution increases.