Australian funds were among the biggest sellers of MightyRiverPower as its shares sank to a post-float low last month, though the exit may been more to do with a slump in their home market than a change of sentiment on the power company. Market data for the top 100 shareholders in MRP between May 24 and June 21 shows the …

Tower, which has hived off its health insurance and investment units, is in talks with the Reserve Bank over proposed conditions as part of its licence and may have to lift its minimum solvency requirements. The Auckland-based insurer has a provisional licence under relatively new prudential supervision laws and is in talks with the regulator as part of the licensing …

SkyCity Entertainment Group, which this month agreed to build a $402 million convention centre in Auckland in exchange for regulatory concessions, has been granted approval to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino for $5 million. The Commerce Commission cleared the Auckland-based casino and hotel operator to buy Lasseters International-owned Otago Casinos, which will add 74 electronic gaming machines and six gaming tables …