Ann Butler's $6.8m mansion is so big that probation staff were unsure if the whole house could be electronically monitored while she's on home detention.

An overhaul of capital markets law is expected to open the door for out-of-pocket investors to launch big civil cases against those involved with misleading offers.

The Commerce Commission said this morning it will not be investigating Auckland-based company Phoenix Forex.

The Commerce Commission is considering a complaint about Phoenix Forex.

The financial markets expect the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates by at least a percentage point next year.

A former financial adviser is appealing for investors to come forward to help set up an online database to help compare the performance of investment advisers.

An Auckland businessman who admitted running a business while bankrupt also has a senior role in a foreign exchange trading scheme the FMA has warned the public about.

Exposure has grown since Asian financial crisis of 1997, Institute of Economic Research warns.

Finance companies could make a comeback in the wake of the Reserve Bank's clampdown on low deposit lending by banks.

Former South Canterbury Finance chief executive Lachie John McLeod is to stand trial on five fraud charges in relation to the failure of the company.

There are big changes on the way for accountants, small businesses, and small charities with the Financial Reporting Bill, currently before Parliament.

Changes to regulations about financial statements will be welcome news for shareholders but somewhat double-edged for registered charities.

If National, Labour and the Greens all agree on a bill, you know it's going to be a big one.

Companies whose activities fall within the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act have been given their marching orders.

The Serious Fraud Office wants tougher penalties for people found guilty of corruption in the private sector.

The chief executive of Kim Dotcom's latest start-up, the boss of the Financial Markets Authority, a former police detective and a Buddhist nun are at a conference beginning in Auckland today.

"This time it's different" - are usually the four most dangerous words in financial markets.

The once-troubled finance company Dorchester Pacific says it will resume dividend payments this year for the first time since 2007.

Were senior Cabinet ministers asleep at the wheel? Did they fail to step in soon enough when problems at Solid Energy were apparent? John Armstrong investigates.

The Reserve Bank says its plans for dealing with potential bank collapses are very different from what's being seen in Cyprus.

Kiwis with money in the bank could see their nest eggs and savings dwindle in a government move the Greens say is a "Cyprus-style solution" to help out failing banks.