ANALYSIS: International VCs used to invest in New Zealand companies once a decade. Now it’s many times a month.
ANALYSIS: More and more pressure is going on boards to get transactions in front of shareholders.
ANALYSIS: New Zealand was the second country after Norway to begin raising rates as inflation rose, and it went faster and higher than most other jurisdictions around the world.
ANALYSIS: Two high-profile merger denials this year highlight a potential issue for our market regulator.
ANALYSIS: The group’s investors, bruised after annual results yesterday, might be wondering whether the board might get a second chance to consider a deal that was on the table a few months back.
ANALYSIS: So far, the Climate-Related Disclosures regime looks expensive, inconsistent, and – arguably most importantly – confusing for investors.
ANALYSIS: The market was looking for a step change in activity – the last couple of weeks may have just provided it.
ANALYSIS: Insolvencies are at their highest level in nearly a decade, and many small business owners may be breaking the law.
ANALYSIS: The state has seized millions of dollars in assets with very little explanation as to why.
ANALYSIS: Du Val, Fletcher, Synlait, CBL’s Harris, a power crisis – what else can happen this week?