Singapore's Wilmar International and Hong Kong's First Pacific have launched a A$1.27 billion ($1.38 billion) joint takeover bid for Australasian food group Goodman Fielder.

In the conservative world of company boardrooms, the notion of directors signing up to Twitter and having followers is contrary to their traditional role.

Despite all the time and effort going into behavioural finance these days it seems many investors still buy high and sell low.

A raft of merger and acquisition activity in the global drug sector helped underpin equities on both sides of the Atlantic

Shares in NZ's largest publicly listed retailer, rose to a six-week high after the stock was upgraded to 'buy' at brokerage Craigs Investment Partners.

According to the NZX, there is a gap in our capital markets infrastructure that hampers small and mid-sized companies' abilities to raise capital.

Shares in Genesis Energy closed up 26c to $1.81 after the first day of trading.

NZ stocks joined a global rally yesterday as US company earnings growth lifted sentiment for equity markets.

NZ Stocks rose led by Pacific Edge as investors re-evaluate prices of tech stocks after the recent a sell-off in the sector worldwide.

New Zealand tech stocks led the local market higher in morning trade, snapping a two-day decline as investors returned to tech and biotech stocks.

New Zealand shares followed Wall Street lower as investors question whether tech and high-growth companies can deliver the earnings growth implied by their valuations. Pacific Edge led the NZX 50 Index lower, while Xero and Diligent Board Member Services

The brinksmanship between Abano Healthcare and two shareholders owning 19 per cent of the company continues.

A 2013 McKinsey survey asking board members where they would most like to spend additional time found two out of three picked strategy.

Goodbye, momentum. Technology companies had a relatively easy time marketing initial public offerings while stock markets were steadily rising.