Xero's named former Spark manager Anna Curzon as its new managing director for New Zealand.

To attack your rival for being experienced, and to claim your biggest asset is being ignorant of the political process, is perverse, writes Brian Rudman.

Xero chief executive "incredibly proud" of NZ managing director Victoria Crone, who has resigned from her role to make a bid for the Auckland mayoralty.

Rodney Hide has confirmed he was probably behind a series of Whaleoil posts attacking Xero that led Rod Drury to suspend advertising on the controversial blog.

Auckland business boss is expected to announce on Monday whether she will contest the Auckland mayoralty.

Xero's Victoria Crone says she will announce next week if she'll be running for the Auckland mayoralty.

Xero founder reaps benefits of stock market surge.

Head of Xero confirms she is considering running for Auckland mayor.

There are those who say you can never have too many unicorns. But others fear that increasing numbers may be a bad omen.

An interesting detail emerged this week regarding the suspect trading in Xero shares that preceded the software firm's February announcement of a $147 million capital raising.

New Zealand's technology sector is booming, with more companies going global, raising capital and expanding than at any time since the Global Financial Crisis.

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks to Julie Russell, Secretary of the NZ Bookkeepers Association, who was one of the early adopters of Xero accounting software.

Xero, the cloud-based accounting software developer, burned through cash at a faster pace in the June quarter as it expanded its workforce and more than doubled expenditure on marketing and....

Xero expects to double global revenue to more than $200 million in the year to March 2016 having taken eight years since listing on the NZX in June 2007 to reach its first $100 million.

Amelia Gain has launched accommodation booking start-up Preno and wants to see it used across the globe.

Xero NZ's 27-year-old sales director Ben Richmond is setting his sights on becoming Prime Minister.

Xero has announced from its annual Xerocon conference it has surpassed 500,000 subscribers globally.

Business management software company Roll has completed the latest accelerator programme through Lightning Lab and is looking to raise $750,000 as it turns its focus to the UK market.

Accounting firm MYOB made a strong debut on the Australian stock exchange yesterday with shares jumping 7 per cent by mid afternoon.

Xero is changing its tactics for hiring senior executives after the departures of its North American chief executive and a US-based chief financial officer.

Unfinished business has kept Xero co-founder Hamish Edwards from slipping into complete retirement.

Shares drop 9.35 per cent but chief executive says company still considering US listing at ‘optimal time’.

Xero's net loss expanded to $69.5 million, or 55 cents per share, in the year ended March 31.

The arrival of MYOB Group, the Australian accounting software firm, on the Australian Stock Exchange is unlikely to weigh on dual-listed rival Xero's share price, says an analyst.

The Government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-earn basis, in the biggest proposed shakeup of the income tax system.

Silicon Valley. Rightly or wrongly it's the totem pole by which countries judge their transition to a more technology-based economy.

As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.

It has been a big week for the sharemarket as the reporting season continues and stocks make big price moves.

A$147 million capital injection from North American investors will buy Xero some breathing room as it forges on with international growth ahead of a potential sharemarket float in the United States, says an analyst.