NZX stories

Blackpearl Group announces leadership changes & hires
Thu, 10th Oct 2024
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Blackpearl Group has appointed Jean-Francois Arlove as Chief Financial Officer and transitioned Karen Cargill to Chief Governance Officer, enhancing its leadership.

Blackpearl Group welcomes Tori Colebourne as new Chief Marketing Officer
Mon, 27th Nov 2023
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Blackpearl Group announces Tori Colebourne, ex-Head of Growth at Spark Business Group, as their new Chief Marketing Officer.

Stakeholders holding company boards accountable: Strategic Pay
Thu, 18th May 2023
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The survey has shown a shift in power from the board to its stakeholders, who are applying pressure to improve its ESG performance and reporting.

Blackpearl Group announces intention to list on the NZX
Thu, 24th Nov 2022
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The company says that its proprietary private platform, the Pearl Engine, is the cornerstone of organic growth for both built and acquired technologies.

TradeWindow and Mastercard collaboration set to strengthen cross-border trade relations
Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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TradeWindow has partnered with Mastercard in a bid to increase access to trade finance and simplify cross-border payments.

Financial watchdog slams NZX as being ill-prepared in face of DDoS attacks
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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The NZX has been criticized by the FMA for being ill-prepared for cyber-attacks and outages, failing to meet its obligations as a market operator.

Why organisations should wise up to the DDoS extortion trend
Mon, 26th Oct 2020
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DDoS extortion attacks are on the rise, with targeted organizations receiving demands to make payments in cryptocurrency to cease further attacks.

NZX CIO David Godfrey to resign by year's end
Wed, 30th Sep 2020
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NZX CIO David Godfrey is resigning after the exchange suffered cyber attacks. The company is now searching for a new CIO.

Q&A: SMX director talks TaaS, compliance and NZX attacks
Wed, 2nd Sep 2020
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Telecommunications-as-a-Service providers face pressure to enhance security measures following NZX attack. SMX co-founder shares insights.

Trading halts again as NZX sees fourth day of attacks
Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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NZX hit by repeated DDoS attacks causing connectivity issues, resulting in trading halts and system disruptions.

Study: A decade before we see boardroom equality
Wed, 20th Nov 2019
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Slow progress in gender and ethnic diversity on New Zealand's top company boards, with men still dominating, says study.

Sharesies partners with NZX to bring investment to ordinary Kiwis
Mon, 24th Jun 2019
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Sharesies has signed up as a participant on the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) as it moves to allow investors to access all listed companies on the exchange.

Xero posts half-year earnings, announces delisting from NZX
Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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Xero announces positive EBITDA for first time, adding 160k net new subscribers and growing revenue to $187.8m.

Same office, different role for newly appointed NZX CEO
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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To find the right candidate, the Board commissioned governance services firm Propero Consulting to survey a wide sample of its stakeholders.

VMob reveal name change for growth in U.S. market
Thu, 7th Jul 2016
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New Zealand tech company VMob Group Ltd plans to change name to Plexure Group Ltd to accommodate growing US connections.

GeoOp to raise $2.4M in private placement to fund Australian growth, SPP to follow
Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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GeoOp to raise $2.4m to fund expansion in Australia through private placement to foreign investors, senior management and the board.

Orion Health reports $61M full-year loss, beats prospectus on recurring revenue
Tue, 26th May 2015
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Healthcare system software developer Orion Health reported a $60.8 million loss in line with its strategy to grow revenues before becoming profitable.

Mega's legal guns shoot down claims of 'content theft'
Fri, 15th May 2015
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Mega, the file storage firm, has hit back at claims it profits from 'content theft' in a report calling the allegations 'defamatory'.

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by rebound in MRP
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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NZ stock market ends on a positive note as MRP's rebound boosts shares from a 6-month low; Orion Health slumps.

Flurry of IPOs tipped for NZX in coming months, says Nikko Asset equities analyst
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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Kiwi investors can expect a strong pipeline of initial public offerings from New Zealand and Australian companies listing in coming months to take adv.