Anna Guenther, CEO of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe, talks about its Australian plans.

COMMENT: There are many websites and apps to help you whip your finances into shape.

When $1.3m was deposited in her account, the student spent it.

Banks are experimenting with chatbots, but research shows we may not want them.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus is in New Zealand to talk business.

'One night I went to the ATM and I couldn't even take out a $20 note.'

The new FMA guide for code of conduct brushes off claims the market was the best arbiter of fixing any problems in the sector.

Deutsche Bank announced massive cuts to its annual bonus scheme, as it looks to absorb the impact of a hefty fine.

COMMENT: Financial advisers and fund managers under pressure from low-cost options talk up skills and play down the impact of fees.

Here are five steps to put you on the entrepreneurial path to making serious dough when you're not at the office.

Christmas lunch - it's a costly affair.

COMMENT: Having some of their money outside New Zealand is crucial for long-term investors, Mark Lister writes.

The Financial Markets Authority has released a draft version of a guidance note encouraging KiwiSaver providers to give advice.

Manager's focused strategy pays off in ratings, writes Helen Twose.

The age for superannuation needs to be raised and people should have to live longer in the country, the Retirement Commissioner says.

Mary Holm: Experts are warning us of an impending disaster for housing market, sharemarket or economy. So, what to do?

"$22 a week times 300 years - you will have a house for your ashes".

PGG Wrightson expects operating earnings to decline this year, snapping three years of growth.

COMMENT: The KiwiSaver water is ready and waiting. It's up to members to come and lap it up.

Baby boomers could take a cue from millennials, who are more likely to talk about money in their relationships.

More women are working at ages when their mothers and grandmothers were long retired.

COMMENT: Couple want to know how to invest their property windfall.

COMMENT: "Personal finance is more personal than finance".

Christopher Ashton was accused of using electronic chat rooms to manipulate currency pricing benchmarks.

Twelve books that provide durable insights into the thrills and pitfalls of the financial markets.

Can you earn good returns without investing in dirty industries? Matt Nippert and Caleb Tutty report.

Two major KiwiSaver providers are reviewing or planning to divest controversial holdings in clusterbomb manufacturers.

If you don't plan carefully, you might have to go back to work when you least want to.

COMMENT: For anyone who finds themselves in pickle, here's a story of sheer determination.

Helicopter rides and late night trips to hotels are par for the course for bankers to New Zealand's wealthiest.