Government says it is considering is the merging of different regulatory functions of the stock exchange, Companies Office and the Securities Commission.

Hundreds of thousands of people may not know who is managing their KiwiSaver money because of problems with getting their addresses correct.

SkyCity Entertainment has announced a 29.6 per cent or $16.2 million rise in its first half after-tax profit to $71.02m.

The cost of buying life insurance could rise by as much as 25 per cent this year because of changes to the way it is taxed.

Multi-millionaire Sir Bob Jones is preparing a legal attack that could shut down the surviving arms of Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers' business empire.

ASB Bank has taken $209 million of a $264 million tax and interest bill from tax avoidance settlements onto its books.