I've recently separated from my wife and taken a mortgage on my home to pay a separation settlement. Can I use my KiwiSaver to pay into the home loan?

Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed that this month’s Budget will see the surplus forecast a year ago turn into a deficit slightly higher than forecasted in December.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has filed legal proceedings in Portugal against that country's central bank as it tries to claw back a loan to a failed Portuguese lender that resulted in a $200 million write-off.

Finance Minister Bill English says New Zealand and Singapore have been at the forefront of negotiations with the Chinese Government over the governance of the proposed Asia Infrastructure Investment....

An out-of-pocket client is trying to bankrupt his struck-off former financial adviser who recommended six "disastrous investments".

It's probably your biggest bill but too few people realise how much money they could save if they put some thought into managing their mortgage.

It's the time of the year when newspapers and magazines are peppered with financial predictions, tempting us to take action and change our portfolios because, well, it's the New Year.

When my daughter was little and I was a single parent I scaled back my work and paid myself in time not money.

I've failed. It would appear that personal finance journalists' budgets are a bit like builders' houses. Never quite sorted out.

The taxpayer's bill for the South Canterbury Finance prosecution could be nearing $1.5 million and might balloon if acquitted defendants push for costs.

A fund that lends money to women interest-free is in the unexpected position of not having enough borrowers.

The October curse once again struck Wall Street. Since the S&P 500 peaked at a record high on September 18, it has tumbled 6 per cent.

Common beliefs are that women are the big spenders and men are the earners. But money coach Liz Koh says it can be quite the opposite.

What would it take to give up the day job and retire young? Financial adviser Simon Hassan says few people want to quit work at a young age these days.

Bankrupt former property developer and reality TV star Terry Serepisos didn't have approval to be out of New Zealand for as long as he was away, his lawyer says.

A High Court judge will look at Terry Serepisos' financial affairs to decide when the former reality TV star and football club owner is to be released from bankruptcy.

Heartland New Zealand will gain access to new borrowers through its investment in an online lending platform, says chief executive Jeff Greenslade.

In the latest in this Herald election series, we look at the main parties' policies on tax and the economy - and what it could mean for you.

Bill English somehow neglected to mention New Zealand First in his press statement yesterday decrying the "big spending" promises made by Labour, the Greens and Internet Mana.

Competition among banks to attract companies trading in the fast-growing market between New Zealand and China is ramping up

New Zealand's market watchdog says a spate of prosecutions shows the consequences for firms which don't file financial statements on time.

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett has yet to be inducted into the club, writes Fran O'Sullivan. That's why he brings a refreshing outsider's view to the task of being New Zealand's markets watchdog.

Christchurch agribusiness company Scales says it is considering an initial public offering and a listing on the NZX.

A witness who prosecutors wanted to give evidence on the most serious charge faced by three South Canterbury Finance principals cannot be called.

Labour's Shadow Minister of Finance David Parker looked the part in delivering his party's monetary policy.

It's a London few have seen before. Data sets about people, property, burgeoning banker numbers and haemorrhaging of hedgehogs have been mapped and brought alive.

The Financial Markets Authority won't wait until receivers have finished chasing funds from convicted finance company directors. when considering civil cases.

Blended families are common in New Zealand.

Calls are being made for clearer rules around what happens to a person's KiwiSaver savings when they are declared bankrupt.