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.

Two-thirds or so of the way through the Government's financial year the tax take is $1.1 billion below forecast.

The Commerce Commission has offered immunity from prosecution to a financial markets participant as part of an investigation.

Two words seem to sum up the sentiment for many small businesses at this time of year: time poor.

Watch closely. We are about to find out if we have learned anything from the financial crisis, writes Liam Dann.

Reserve Bank restrictions on home lending have "changed the game" for New Zealand's banks and created unintended consequences, says a new report.

Large chunks of the tax base resemble icebergs, drifting north into the warm waters of the global and digital economy.

Departing Financial Markets Authority boss Sean Hughes says regulation should not be a panacea for all ills but an inducement and encouragement for willing investors to participate.

Five years after the global financial crisis, risk aversion remains a dominant feature of the financial markets.

We need to recognise our vulnerability in the global economy, writes Peter Lyons. The Reserve Bank should be applauded for trying to bring us to our senses.

Supermarkets and service providers could be caught up in regulations designed to prevent another finance company collapse if Reserve Bank recommendations are followed through.

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.