Simon Power's decision to put Allan Hubbard in a commercial straitjacket leaves the Government "tailend Charlie" for the $2 million plus the Timaru financier's legal boys have chalked up.

Hannover chief should stop spinning and take the blame, writes Brian Gaynor.

The new Financial Markets Authority will have the power to clamp down on low-ball stock offers the likes of which are used by Christchurch businessman Bernard Whimp.

A Bridgecorp subsidiary case against the family trust of former director Rod Petricevic has been delayed by several weeks while his $4.4 million mansion in Remuera is put on the market.

Women spend a small fortune on beauty treatments. In fact Newsweek estimated that the average American woman spends more than $500,000 on hair and beauty in her lifetime.

Understanding how to use the KiwiSaver first-home assistance scheme is proving so difficult some people are giving up.

Mark Hotchin is emotionless and lacks real empathy with the investors who have been left out-of-pocket.