Banking and financeUBS to pay $1.5b for rate-riggingSwiss banking giant UBS has agreed to pay $1.5b in fines for its role in trying to manipulate the key LIBOR interest rate.19 Dec 06:45 PM
Interest ratesLoans at 500pc interestChristmas shoppers are being tempted with offers of "interest-free" cash loans before an interest rate in excess of 500 per cent kicks in.15 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFiji revives Bridgecorp's resortAn abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.23 Nov 12:41 AM
Personal Finance$60m Hubbard case: 'Significant delays'Jean Hubbard "changing her mind" over $60 million of assets has caused "significant delays" for those with money in one of her late husband's investment vehicles.06 Nov 05:26 AM
Banking and finance$3.5b profits for big four banksProfits for New Zealand's four largest banks have soared to close to $3.5 billion for 2011/12 after Westpac yesterday revealed another record result.05 Nov 04:30 PM
Small BusinessIndependence key to IT fix-it firmIndustry veterans rely on selling their expertise, not hardware or software.01 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeBNZ cash earnings see double digit jumpBNZ's cash earnings for the year have jumped 21.1 per cent, its parent company said today.31 Oct 04:20 AM
CrimeBradley jailed for 'classic Ponzi-scheme'Jacqui Bradley was sentenced to seven years five months in jail today for a "classic Ponzi-scheme" that abused her victims' trust and left them "completely devastated".19 Oct 12:13 AM
CrimeSeven years jail for BradleyFraudster Jacqui Bradley - who swindled 28 investors out of around $15.5 million dollars - has been sentenced to seven years and five months in jail.18 Oct 10:07 PM
KiwiSaverKiwiSaver boom slowingWith KiwiSaver now out of "the toddler stage", expect to see some of the smaller providers get swallowed up in the coming years.18 Oct 09:30 PM
Banking and financeANZ customers face fees shakeupANZ has promised National Bank customers the only change they will see is the colour of their bank, but its own customers aren't so lucky.17 Oct 04:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwiSaver: The latest resultsThe results are in, for the competing funds' first five years. If yours is trailing the field, is it time to switch? Tamsyn Parker reports.11 Oct 04:30 PM
Banking and financeANZ may lose 40pc of National customersThe ANZ could potentially lose 30 to 40 per cent of its National Bank customers by dropping the brand, a banking expert says.10 Oct 04:30 PM