ANALYSIS: Kiwi SaaS giant is paying up to gain better access to the US market, in an example of boldness rarely seen from New Zealand companies.
The local sharemarket has more than its fair share of highly illiquid, small or medium-sized companies that don't attract much analyst coverage, if any at all.
Shoeshine must be getting old.
Fonterra was quick to respond last week when ratings agency Standard & Poor's put the co-operative on credit watch.
The sharemarket is suddenly looking busier in terms of corporate activity, with a few more initial public offers inching their way into the pipeline.
Australian-owned banks are, meanwhile, likely to be in the gun if there is a change in government.
Shoeshine hopes the banking regulators inside the Reserve Bank have an eye on what's happening the parents of our “big four” banks.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which explains why Cavalier Corporation is putting its carpet business through the cash wringer.
When Intueri Education Group floated on the stock exchange last year, Shoeshine raised his concern that the listing had come too early.
The FMA has won plaudits for far more aggressive policing.