Opinion<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.05 Dec 08:30 PM
EmploymentPayroll fraud accountant named by courtName suppression has been lifted for an accountant who fiddled a payroll system to give himself a $10,000 payrise.30 Nov 10:15 PM
Business<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Getting the payoff from consultancyHow do you avoid "unpaid consulting"?28 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFinance company accountant gets 18-months jailJohn Gray, the former accountant for collapsed finance company National Finance 2000 has been sentenced to 18 months prison for theft and false accounting. He was granted bail while he appeals his sentence.26 Nov 12:15 AM
BDBDPersonal FinanceSth Canterbury auditor fined and censuredThe Ashburton-based auditor of Sth Canterbury Finance, Byron Pearson, has been censured and fined $38,000 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.25 Nov 01:00 AM
Personal FinanceWall St steeled for more FBI insider trading raidsThe FBI is planning further raids on hedge funds suspected of involvement in an insider trading scam, as a three-year investigation enters its final stages, with prosecutors aiming to make arrests and lay charges within the next few weeks.24 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessSFO lays corruption charges in ACC probeThe SFO has laid eight charges against Malcolm David Mason and another individual over corrupt property transactions involving the ACC.22 Nov 10:45 PM
AgribusinessCredit rating threat 'more of a warning' - EnglishThe possibility of a credit rating downgrade for NZ reflects global concerns, and is 'more of a warning' says Finance Minister Bill English.22 Nov 07:45 PM
Opinion<i>Kate Ross: </i> Recruitment industry cowboysI thought the "recruitment cowboys" had disappeared. Not the case.10 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian Gaynor<i>Brian Gaynor:</i> The biggest day we had... and its lessonsIn '86 we had America's Cup fever and a share boom, now we've got neither.05 Nov 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateBotherway says new regulator needs twice the budget to boost confidence27 Oct 03:00 AM