
Committee clamps down on low-ball stock offers
The new Financial Markets Authority will have the power to clamp down on low-ball stock offers the likes of which are used by Christchurch businessman Bernard Whimp.
The new Financial Markets Authority will have the power to clamp down on low-ball stock offers the likes of which are used by Christchurch businessman Bernard Whimp.
Stock market operator NZX has reported an 18 per cent rise in normalised net profit to $11.7 million in 2010, with a "distinct" rise in revenue in the final quarter.
IAG, the ASX-listed insurer that owns State Insurance and NZI, says the latest earthquake will cost it up to A$40 million.
The global insignificance of our own tiny bourse.