The NZX 50 index fell 0.3 percent after trading on New Zealand’s stock market resumed after a three-hour outage over connectivity issues. The benchmark index dropped 14 points when markets reopened at 3pm in New Zealand, and was recently at 4413.521, down 0.6 percent on the day. The stock market operator will investigate the outage, and will report back to …

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which invests to fund the country’s universal state pension, will place $40 million in a new $150 million venture capital fund to finance fast-growing small to medium-sized businesses with global potential. The funds will be placed with Auckland-based Pioneer Capital, which already holds stakes in recently listed software company SLI Systems, boutique brewer Moa beer, …

All trading on New Zealand’s stock market has been halted due to technical issues in the second major outage this year. A spokeswoman for the NZX confirmed the stock exchange has halted trading, and is investigating the problem. Reuters reported the stock exchange operator said it had connectivity issues and suspended trading on all markets while it looked at the …