COMMENT: Putting in a loan application is like submitting your CV for a job - you want your best foot forward.

WATCH: Liam Dann talks to economist Christina Leung and fund manager Matthew Goodson about lending restrictions.

A Father's own words may send his son to prison.

The chief executive of New Zealand's largest bank has warned that the property market may face a "messy end".

COMMENT: You? Me? The government? Have your say.

Spoofing consists of placing orders without intending to execute them to trick the market into thinking there's interest.

Older boomers have experienced what is arguably the best-case scenario.

The Reserve Bank is trying to understand why inflation has undershot expectations over the past six years.

Lending to family members can be fraught with risks but a new business is aiming to reduce the down-side by providing a documenting

A company which helps people to write wills is pushing to get backing for an online national registry.

A survey of 1000 people found 57 per cent had no idea of the fee structure on their KiwiSaver account.

OM Financial said farm insolvencies could "explode" if farm prices fell further.

Here are some tips to save some extra cash once your children move out of home.

Turns out the answer isn't as simple as you might think.

So what leads to big recessions? Is it wealth or debt?

TSB Bank, the Taranaki community-owned bank, more than doubled annual profit.

COMMENT: Does tertiary education needs a new approach?

The Reserve Bank has softened the policies it's looking at imposing for banks that outsource some of their services.

New Zealand's investment watchdog is warning the public to be wary of unlicensed and unregistered operators.

Hoping for a pay rise? This could be your month.

Australia's Reserve Bank is likely to hold the cash rate this month, but the soaring Australian dollar is becoming a concern.

COMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.

A Whitianga financial adviser is accused of using client money for his own purposes in a Serious Fraud Office case.

The world economy is at a scary crossroads.

Deep Blue has conquered the world of chess - now it's about to revolutionise mortgage-approvals.

Mary Holm talks kids, Bonus Bonds and buying a home.

Easing two-way trade is a priority for China Construction Bank

Clive Crook talks finance strategies.

Let's talk about classes of securities that cruise along at high and rising prices for years, then lose much of that value for no obvious reasons.

Part of a farmer's $1.3m lawsuit against a firm of financial advisers has been thrown out for being launched too late.