Submissions to an NZX review show many market participants are keen to reduce "fragmentation" in corporate governance reporting requirements.

Infant formula and health supplement firms are taking a sharemarket pounding today.

The companies have signed a scheme implementation agreement, which values Nuplex at $5.55 a share.

New Zealand shares fell as some investors took advantage of the S&P/NZX 50 index opening at a record.

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Farmers will have the opportunity to hedge their bets on the farmgate milk price when the NZX launches a milk price futures contract next month.

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NZX, the financial markets operator, is developing a new market offering New Zealand dairy farmers a way to lessen the risk of volatile milk prices.

The NZX is expected to announce plans for a new milk futures contract tomorrow, which will be aimed at picking up where Fonterra's controversial guaranteed milk price scheme left off.

The mood was upbeat at NZX's Auckland offices yesterday as the third addition to the new NXT board, food supplements maker Oceania Natural, went public.

New Zealand's first sharemarket listing of the year is Oceania Natural debuting on NZX's new NXT board.

Spark has been given the go-ahead to buy an unused radio spectrum and expand its wireless services.

Problems with Pumpkin Patch's website have added to the company's list of woes as new management tries to turn the baby and childrenswear retailer around.

New Zealand shares hit another record high and turnover topped $500 million .

Property developers John and Michael Chow have reduced their holding in Chow Group as part of their efforts to meet NZX listing requirements.

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New Zealand shares hit a record high for a seventh straight session, though trading was quieter after Thursday's interest rate cut

The Serious Fraud Office has ended its three-year contract with Wynyard a year early because the software could not deal with some of its accounting documents.

Major shareholders will effectively get a further 4 per cent discount for committing to the $30 million rights offer.

Coats Group, the UK-based threadmaker that grew out of diversified investor Guinness Peat Group, has committed to retaining the $708 million generated from asset sales

New Zealand shares were mixed, as Orion Health Group gained from a record low on news of a major US deal.

NZX 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.

Our sharemarket's biggest company, Auckland Airport, is proving somewhat of a conundrum to analysts, investors and fund managers.

New Zealand shares rose, led by Auckland Airport and Chorus on their strong earnings reports.

Takeovers by cashed-up buyers mean less choice for KiwiSavers, Brian Gaynor.

Wynyard Group says a planned share placement is no longer viable and is considering other capital raising options including a rights offer.

Shareholders are being told to vote against a takeover bid for the technology company.

Businessman Peter Huljich and entities linked to him are set for a $26 million pay out if the Diligent Board Member Services takeover goes ahead.

Nuplex has been in secret talks with one of its rivals and says it has received a good offer.