Angel investments soar to record levels
The angel investment market in New Zealand is maturing and playing an important role in growing the economy, reports Tim McCready.
The angel investment market in New Zealand is maturing and playing an important role in growing the economy, reports Tim McCready.
Mike Taylor finds untapped gold in small and medium companies, as Bill Bennett reports.
The use of FinTech software to improve the operations of financial services is the talk of the town, writes Geoff Ward-Marshall.
How hard is it for developers to build big housing projects?
Equity markets here and around the world have been strong, driven in no small part by interest rates that in many countries are close to zero.
More companies are planning to form alliances to create value from under-utilised assets and to speed up growth.
New Zealand's listed debt market tells a good story at the moment.
The NZX is launching new dairy futures and options contracts as a way to lessen the volatility in milk prices.
After a stellar 2015, the acquisitions and mergers market here remains confident even though the deal flow has been slow so far this year.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making two visits to New Zealand this year.
Land development is a long and capital-intensive process and in some cases this is holding back the rate of building new houses, reports Anne Gibson.
About 80 per cent of residential subdivisions get some or all of their funding from one of the four main banks, one sector chief says.
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.7 per cent drop against the greenback
The government is extending its underwrite of the Crown-funded start-up investor, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund.
The NZ Venture Investment Fund says the figures is in line with early-stage investment expectations.
As Auckland faces up to a funding shortfall in infrastructure, all eyes will be on how Christchurch's approach plays out.
The number of IPOs may be lower this year but institutions have not lost their investing appetite, writes Christopher Adams.
UBS Securities warns soaring house prices in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne risk making banks vulnerable.
Jim McElwain says there's never been more opportunity to boost our capital markets.
Foreign investors are having to sit tight while the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) clears a backlog of applications.
Crowdfunding is a new way of raising capital online and the NZ Stock Exchange could join the party.
Relaxed requirements for dual listing would recognise our strong business links, writes Rachel Taylor.
Why isn't there more investment by NZ firms in companies and assets overseas, asks David Green.
Like them or hate them, multi-national companies are a fact of life.
There is no shortage of capital for infrastructure projects, but the challenge is making them attractive to offshore capital.
Blenheim's Renaissance Brewing was the first to raise equity on a crowdfunded platform.
The business of raising capital and borrowing money through the 'crowd in the cloud' is off to a flying start.
There are benefits if you are taking a long-term approach, fund managers tell Christopher Adams.