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NZX listing on cards for Wherescape
Cashed up with more than $10 million in fresh capital, Auckland software firm Wherescape is in expansion mode and considering listing on the NZX.

Kiwi company snares Euribor job
Euribor-EBF has chosen New Zealand's Global Rate Set Systems to collect, process and distribute its financial benchmarks from May.

Milford snaps up 5 percent of Mercer
Milford Asset Management has spent $2.3 million buying into Mercer Group, building a 5.2 per cent stake in the stainless steel producer.

Sales up but prices down for Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy sold more electricity in the first six months of the current financial year than in the previous year, but prices achieved were significantly lower.

Michael Hill flags increased earnings
Michael Hill International expects first-half earnings to rise after reporting a 10 per cent lift in sales over the period.

F & P Health shares near seven-year high
Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare are near a seven-year high as it continued an 18-month trend of "winning back favour" with investors, according to an analyst.

OceanaGold gains on news of Q4 uplift
Shares of Melbourne based mining group OceanaGold has risen 9.7 per cent in early NZX trading after announcing its gold production exceeded expectations in 2013.

Wynyard shares up 19 pc on global gun crime deal
Wynyard Group has signed a global partnership deal with UK-based Arquebus Solutions to deliver gun crime intelligence software for the law enforcement market.

NZF and Vetilot fined, censured over late filings
NZX minnows Vetilot and NZF Group have been fined and censured over the late filings of their respective annual reports.

Xero says share price surge reflects upbeat press
Xero, whose shares soared 333 percent in 2013, has put down a rising share price to positive press.

Rakon to close UK manufacturing plant
Crystal components maker Rakon has announced a proposal to close its manufacturing plant in the UK putting 88 jobs at risk.

BurgerFuel shares soar
NZ listed burger chain BurgerFuel has unveiled a deal with a big US firm, which will buy a 10 per cent stake in the company and take the name into the US market.

Diligent shares keep soaring
Diligent's share price has continued to rally and was up a further 10 per cent in morning trading.

Kiwi tech firm wins US deal
Kiwi wireless power firm mulls listing as it signs a pact with Texas Instruments.

Shareholders plan action against gold miner
Australia's largest gold miner is facing a class action from shareholders over its massive financial writedown.

Funding jump for Kiwi software firm
Auckland-based software firm Triplejump, which is planning to make its stock exchange debut next year, has secured close to $1m in research and development funding.

Shane Warne's new Moa brew
Craft brewer Moa has gone into business with Australian cricket legend Shane Warne.

Chorus shares continue plunge
Chorus shares have continued to tumble to a new low this morning - on the back of 35.5c fall last week.

Brian Gaynor: Judge IPOs on their merits, not the hype
It has been a great year for sharemarket investors, with the NZX50 Gross Index up 19.4 per cent since the end of 2012.

Super City lands airport windfall
The hard-up Super City stands to receive a windfall of about $100m from a planned $454m capital return by Auckland International Airport.

Diana Clement: Responsible investment a force to be reckoned with
What's your money up to? Are your KiwiSaver and other investments funding industries that damage the environment, use child labour, encourage gambling or produce tobacco?