Stories by Nicholas Pointon

Budget advisors say a controversial new lending law is helping to clamp down on predatory practices in the financial sector.

A local retail investor is warning about the risks of buying shares in Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges following the delisting of a major firm.

Fonterra farmer shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in support of a plan to revamp the co-operative's capital structure.

Fonterra farmers face one of the biggest votes in the co-operative's history today.

The country's biggest gas distributor has announced plans to help transform kerbside waste into energy for homes and businesses.

The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and the head of a KiwiSaver provider are defending the Reserve Bank governor after opposition MPs said he should be replaced.

Closures were prominent in sectors most affected by the pandemic, including hospitality, tourism, event, wholesale trade and fitness.

A Hamilton woman living in the US admits she targets single mothers, Māori and Pasifika to join a finance course that international regulators have likened to a pyramid scam.

Dairy giant Fonterra is pressing on with plans to hold a vote on the future of its capital structure, despite not yet having government support for the proposal.

A KiwiSaver provider is branching out into build-to-rent properties in a bid to bring more affordable housing options to market.

Hiringa Energy is investing $50 million to build the four stations along key transport routes in the North Island.

A local anti-money laundering compliance firm has received strong backing from overseas investors, amid growing scrutiny on global tax havens and money laundering.

Two rival Australian law firms are going head to head to recruit investors into their separate class action cases against infant formula company A2 Milk.

The Electricity Authority (EA) says households may be paying an extra $200 per year for power, as they subsidise the cheap energy the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter receives.

Mergers and acquisition activity has defied expectations of a Covid-19 induced slowdown so far in 2021, and is on track for one of the busiest years since 2018.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has ordered local property investment firm Du Val Group to take down its advertisements from social media because they are likely to deceive investors.

An Australian class action claim against infant formula company A2 Milk is expected to represent thousands of disgruntled shareholders.

Local cryptocurrency marketplace Easy Crypto is talking up the possibility of a share float in the long term following a successful round of financing from some big investment fund managers.

A class action claim has been filed in Australia's Supreme Court of Victoria against infant formula company A2 Milk.

The dairy giant Fonterra has reported a solid full-year result and announced plans for further divestment of its overseas ventures.

Amazon Web Services plans to spend $7.5 billion to build data centres in Auckland, which are due to open in 2024.

A business consortium aims to build a waste-to-energy plant in South Canterbury, capable of processing 350,000 tonnes of rubbish annually.

The financial services company CLSA Premium NZ has been ordered to pay $770,00 for breaching anti-money laundering rules.

A clutch of well known artists and entertainers are joining a new tech company's digital marketplace to sell ownership tokens for their works or their time.

The share trading platform's failures to comply with anti-money laundering rules do not appear to deliberate, and are instead symptomatic of a quickly growing business, the FMA says.