It takes an enormous leap of faith to believe that all the major developed countries represented at the Paris climate talks will forge a new agreement.

Investors are falling out of love with New Zealand's first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender.

Just Water International and Coats have revived the controversy regarding the delisting of NZX companies, which was covered in the October 24 column.

Mary Holm talks peer-to-peer lending, smart investing and replacement businesses.

It is high time for the Government to go easy and give itself more room to manoeuvre in setting fiscal policy, writes Brian Fallow.

Over the years, John Barnett and Dave Gibson have fought to get funding for their respective film and TV dramas.

Litigation risk and costs, and the time it can take to achieve an outcome through the court process, are such that many parties are simply unable to pursue valid legal claims.

Mark Adamson tells Anne Gibson of his reaction to shareholder criticism, the massive business sell-down, turning 50 and his holiday plans.

Robyn Pearce talks the benefits of being stretched, no matter what our age.

Given the recent scrutiny applied to Fonterra's board size, Staples Rodway Director Tracy Hickman considers the optimal board - in theory and in practice.

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks about five customer service gems.

Like three quick wickets in a test match on an otherwise lifeless pitch, this week's monetary policy statement suddenly has a bit of an edge to it.

Why do we have so few IPOs in New Zealand? The NZX will have only three main board IPOs in the current year compared with 12 in 2014 and seven in 2013.

COMMENT: Do your children dream of receiving water balloons and unicorns for Christmas? Get real, Diana Clement writes.

OPINION: The savings you can make shopping around for insurance are certainly worth the hassle, writes Mary Holm.

Current affairs programme would be 100% taxpayer funded.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will be acutely conscious that inflation for the past year has been below the 1 per cent bottom of the bank's target band.

Robyn Pearce talks how to raise successful young adults. "If we always seek to protect our children from adversity, we weaken, damage and distort the precious young lives we're entrusted with."

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners Dana Johnston and JP Schmidt about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

There are only a few short weeks till a brand New Year begins on 1 January 2016. Here are three success strategies to put into action in December.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Thomas Rodda about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners Lesley Carroll and Samantha Kooiman about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

More than a few business leaders will be quietly enjoying the troubles of the world's first publicly-listed law firm, writes Christopher Niesche.

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ideas and strategies to make your online newsletter more valuable.

Tom Hartmann gives 12 tips of Christmas to help save a penny or two.

COMMENT: The line between a good profit and a poor one is now so fine that we regularly hear retailers blaming the weather for bad results, writes Liam Dann.

Fun money is designed to stop you feeling tortured or restrained by a budget, writes Diana Clement.