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Govt still pondering company tax cuts
Finance Minister Bill English says aligning the top personal, trust and company tax rates is still on the table.

January farm sales collapse to 46, lowest in 7 years
Only 7 dairy farms were sold last month, says the Real Estate Institute, with total farm sales slumping more than a third to just 46.

$18m fraudster to repay ASB only $3m-$5m
A former ASB investment adviser who stole nearly $18 million is likely to repay just $3m to $5m to the bank.

Details of how banker stole $18m stay secret
Details of how a former investment banker stole nearly $18 million in NZ's largest employee theft will stay secret until the man is sentenced next month.

PM wants NZ to be super-fund 'hub'
John Key wants New Zealand to become an international financial hub specialising in the administration of overseas pension funds.

Tax avoidance bill pushes ASB to $10m first-half loss
ASB Bank has taken $209 million of a $264 million tax and interest bill from tax avoidance settlements onto its books.