Government says it is considering is the merging of different regulatory functions of the stock exchange, Companies Office and the Securities Commission.

Skellerup, the agricultural and rubber goods maker, has begun to pull out of the worst impacts of the global recession, reporting a $3.28 million net profit after tax for the six months to December 31.

42 Below founders Geoff Ross, Grant Baker and Stephen Sinclair are testing the water for a $10 million IPO of their luxury scented candle and body lotion business Ecoya.

SkyCity Entertainment has announced a 29.6 per cent or $16.2 million rise in its first half after-tax profit to $71.02m.

The status quo for property investors cannot be sustained, Tax Working Group member John Shewan says.

The vice-president of the Property Investors Federation is relieved that most housing tax options were ruled out in Prime Minister John Key's speech yesterday, but he is wary of what is to come.