Hamish Fletcher: Out-of-court deals feel like a cop-out
Out-of-court settlements may be cheaper, quicker and more certain than seeing a case through - but they can often feel like a cop-out.
Out-of-court settlements may be cheaper, quicker and more certain than seeing a case through - but they can often feel like a cop-out.
Fonterra Co-operative Group has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands, its first wholly-owned and operated ingredients plant in Europe.
ANZ said it expects dairy prices to continue this year's firming trend at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
As vital signs go, retail sales data for the last three months of 2014 were pretty healthy, writes Brian Fallow.
The New Zealand dollar rose against its Australian counterpart yesterday as retail sales beat expectations.
Global insurance giant Lloyd's has paid out $4.2 billion for the Canterbury earthquakes, expects to pay a further $1.6 billion and remains committed to New Zealand.
Expectations of house price inflation have jumped, especially in Auckland, ASB's quarterly survey of housing market sentiment has found.
More than three-quarters of the people who had deceived a partner about money said it damaged the relationship.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says the economy's growth will remain lower for longer and policy easing may be less effective than in the past.
Internet banking customers using a popular online payment system are being warned by banks that they might not be covered if fraud occurs.
How actual corporate earnings compare with the elevated heights at which many stocks are now trading will be fascinating to see, writes Liam Dann.
Investors in nine property syndicates that have so far lost $25 million say related-party loans and mismanagement may have contributed to their financial woes.
Two of New Zealand's biggest lenders have slashed mortgage interest rates, giving impetus to price rise expectations in the hot housing market.
New Zealanders who savoured the privacy of their Swiss HSBC bank accounts will continue to enjoy it from Inland Revenue, which won't reveal whether information from leaked files lifted any locals' tax bills.
One HSBC client with links to New Zealand had up to $67.83 million with its Swiss private banking arm, according to leaked files.
A bank in the United Arab Emirates is trying to lure a rapidly rising number of working women - with a perfumed credit card.
Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.
Auckland could boost SkyCity Entertainment Group's half-year result issued on Wednesday but Adelaide could drag it down.
A New Zealand bank has announced what is believed to be a first for the country - a 10-year fixed-rate home loan.
S&P will pay more than a year's profit to settle suits that it inflated ratings on subprime-mortgage bonds at the centre of the 2008 financial crisis.