BUSINESS

New Zealand companies are lured by the gains from an ASX listing, including access to a bigger pool of capital and enhanced company profiles.

The coal company is expecting to defy global trends and increase its share price through new expansions and acquisitions.

The ACCC has found that the country's private health insurance system is cheating on policyholders by offering less coverage.

Australia's biggest telco is planning an overseas expansion plan, starting with Asia.

The Australian property market prices will soon ease off, predicts SQM Research in its Housing Boom and Bust report.

The news of Oprah Winfrey buying 10 percent shares of Weight Watchers has doubled the cost per share of the company.

China’s economic growth slides below 7 percent, leaving senior economists worried.

The market value of IDP Education has been marked to be between AU$586 million and AU$687 million by Macquarie analysts.

Major Murray Report changes include the regulation of credit card surcharges, strengthening of banks’ capital reserves, and freedom for workers to choose their own superannuation fund

Retail giants Woolworths and Coles may face strong competition from Costco, whose low-price strategy and broad range of products are driving more competition in Australia's supermarket and fuel industry.

Kogan Mobile has teamed up with Vodafone to provide unlimited calls, text and data offers.

The proposal to sell SA Water has been put forward to ensure a stable economy in Australia.

Following a record of high profitabilty, Qantas Airways has increased the fares of its international flights.

Heightened investor's activity has resulted in the housing price surge and increased the risk of significant price falls later.

The site-sale is part of the supermarket's revival strategy under chief Dave Lewis.

The airline company will use new long range jets from Airbus to operate its long haul services.

The focus of RCEP will be deeper economic cooperation, trade and investment.

The Australian mining giant pulled off one of the largest hybrid bonds sale on Wednesday.

Net-a-Porter gets over a hundred thousand Net Set app users daily.

The Aussie wine maker is hoping that the acquisition will make it larger player of scale in the fast growing U.S market.

The deal between SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev could reduce competition in the beer industry of Australia, according to ACCC.

The ACCC has released a Statement of Issues to Brookfield Infrastructure on its proposal to acquire Asciano Ltd.

Not content with its reign within cult TV shows and films, video stream provider Netflix wants to add news content, such as documentaries and talk shows to its line up.

Minister Hunt’s re-approval of the Carmichael mine is not surprising, given the government’s record for supporting mining and resources projects in Australia, said one expert.

Environmental activists are planning to launch a lawsuit against Greg Hunt’s decision to greenlight Australia’s largest coal mining project for the second time.

Tetra Tech claimed that the acquisition of Coffey would boost its geographic presence and reinforce its position as the leading global consulting firm.

The Department of Planning and Environment released the guidelines on Thursday, urging mining companies to provide more detailed submissions on their impact on the environment.

Many big banks in Europe and the U.K. are struggling to make money from investment banking.

The unemployment rate in Australia remained steady in September, in spite of the diminishing number of jobs in the month.