Paul Goldsmith outlines recent developments that give people confidence to invest and businesses the capital they need.

Start-ups can look further afield for their funding, writes Alex Malley.

As everyone knows, 2014 was an incredibly strong year for New Zealand's capital markets with 16 initial IPOs.

The business of raising capital and borrowing money through the 'crowd in the cloud' is off to a flying start.

Blenheim's Renaissance Brewing was the first to raise equity on a crowdfunded platform.

The mixed-ownership model has contributed to a 'significant up-tick' in sharemarket activity.

Foreign Investment is set to once again be a political football at the upcoming election - Bryce Wilkinson punctures the myths.

Grassroots education on why capital markets matter is an initiative the industry needs to consider, says Michael Barnett.

SMEs are a major contributor to New Zealand's current economic upward trajectory, says Simon Power.

We need to create investable businesses in the rural sector, says Graham Turley.

Financial reforms have given us much to celebrate but we need to push forward, writes David Skilling.

Brierley Penn sat down with three legal practitioners to get their take on the new Financial Markets Conduct Act and the remaining tasks for the Financial Markets Authority under recently appointed chief executive Rob Everett.

Bankers shelved creative lending after the Global Financial Crisis putting a renewed reliance on corporates' traditional cashflows.

The well-capitalised NZ Super fund is also giving private investors confidence, say ASB leaders.

The mixed-ownership model has improved the understanding of investment opportunities in NZ.

The absence of domestic investment opportunities is seeing increasing amounts of KiwiSaver fund money finding its way overseas, reports Alexander Speirs.

Crowd-funding and peer-to-peer lending through the internet have arrived in New Zealand.

Although based in New Zealand and offering cloud-based services, in some respects Kim Dotcom's Mega looks more like the US-based social media companies than the other local technology growth companies.

Frank Aldridge is upbeat about the quality of the companies that are now coming to the NZX.

Labour's Economic Upgrade focuses on investment, innovation and industry, says David Parker.

The chairman of the Government's Capital Markets Development Task Force, Rob Cameron, gives his verdict.

NZ companies have made the jump to great success in Australia.

EY's Capital Confidence Barometer shows optimism globally and locally, writes Andrew Taylor.