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.

Belgrave Finance director Stephen Smith has been sentenced to four years in jail.

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.

At what stage does an SME generally seek a new shareholder or some form of external finance?

Two already jailed Capital+Merchant directors have this morning plead guilty to new Financial Markets Authority charges.

Two jailed Capital+Merchant finance directors are hoping to take their case to the Supreme Court, the Herald understands.

Hanover Group Holdings has filed an appeal after it lost a High Court fight with insurance giant AIG over a policy worth up to $20 million.

Former All Black Matthew Ridge's decade-old property development woes have been dug up as evidence in a finance company trial.

An Auckland construction boss has warned about the building resurgence, saying now can be the most perilous time for businesses.

Former All Black and NZ Warriors captain Matthew Ridge is to be called as a witness in the Dominion Finance trial.

Tramping and personal finance epiphanies seem to go hand and hand. It's surprising how often the conversation turns to personal finance on my weekend tramps.

What tips do you have for writing a simple business plan? First, identify your vision. What do you want to achieve? Your business plan should be all about how to achieve this.

Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard misled investors in his tangled affairs, says a report written shortly before his death in a car accident in September, 2011.