Gold continues to have its centuries old allure, but both traders and sceptics agree - it's not for everyone.

Fletcher Building reported a full-year profit of $272 million, turning around last year's loss of $46 million.

The man overseeing the creation of a new integrated financial markets regulator hopes, it will help shift savings tied up in housing somewhere else.

New Zealanders are paying about $10 million a month more in interest on their credit cards than they should be.

This week marked the third anniversary of the credit crunch.

Investment bank UBS plagiarised oil and gas research for use in its own investment reports, says a New York publisher.

Dozens of people who invested with an Auckland couple have been told they are unlikely to see their money again.

If Allied Nationwide Finance is unable to resolve its Trust Deed stand-off and Guardian Trust pulls the plug, the taxpayer could face a bill exceeding that for all the six Crown-guaranteed finance companies to have failed so far.

The Federal Reserve has voted to buy US Govt debt in a fresh bid to spur the world's biggest economy.

Managers need to look at the way ahead, rather than just responding to everyday challenges.