Finance industry generally backs Capital Markets review to breath new life into local investment scene. Ratings agency Standard and Poors says the slowing in house price inflation making banks stronger. Financial markets relatively muted.

An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on financial markets.

A takeover offer for New Zealand Oil & Gas is at the lowest range of its value, according to an independent report.

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Mark Fowler of Hobson Wealth Partners.

The country's second largest cigarette manufacturer, Imperial Tobacco, says the industry needs to be more mindful of its marketing if it wants to be trusted to sell less harmful vaping products.

The new chief executive of online auction and advertising company TradeMe, is confident its new private owners will back the business, and give it the resources to offer new services and products to spur new growth.

A review of New Zealand's capital markets says changes are needed to invigourate capital markets from better co-operation between regulators and industry, through legal and tax reforms to encourage more people to invest.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

ANZ jumps ahead of the pack with a predicition of three more interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank, taking the official cash rate to 0.25 % by the middle of next year. But other economists are sceptical. The new head of Trade Me has a few ideas for new business. How financial markets start the week.

An early look at the day's business news -- interest rates and vaping. And a catch up on how financial markets will start the week.