Investment in New Zealand dairy farming will step up this year after the sector attracted strong interest in 2012.

Two personal finance companies - one of which charges over 500 per cent interest a year if loans are not paid back in two weeks - are in a High Court stoush over a super hero logo.

Editorial: The Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust in South Auckland seems to be providing a less businesslike but no less welcome solution for some of the indebted poor in this country.

Catriona MacLennan writes: "The Government will be making a serious mistake and missing a major opportunity if it disregards one of the key recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty."

A much-anticipated overhaul of securities law won't kick in until 2016.

Editorial: Banks need to be more careful about handing over personal information to the police. They must make it their business to assess whether a request constitutes a valid reason for sidelining the Privacy Act.

Investors feel betrayed by failure of Ross Asset Management and its manager.

Liquidators could reclaim 'inflated' payouts from collapsed fund manager to redistribute.

Peter Lyons details his list of some of the most fascinating and unique features of the political and economic environment.

Two former Capital+Merchant directors would have received 80pc of the profits from a property they are accused of improperly using investor funds to refurbish, the High Court has been told.