Irving Kahn, the Manhattan money manager who predicted the 1929 Wall St crash, has died aged 109.

Seven years on from the global economic meltdown, New Zealand businesses are quietly optimistic, but the tide can turn quickly, warns an insolvency expert.

Global political uncertainty and oil price volatility have seen the confidence of Kiwi chief executives take a hit this year, but they are still more optimistic than their counterparts in Australia....

A lot of entrepreneurs when pitching think they need to lead with a macro market and major problem they are solving. Keep it simple.

Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Dean Barker only discovered he was on the outer at Team New Zealand after reading about it on social media this week.

Former America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson isn't surprised time's been called on Dean Barker, who has helmed Team NZ for 15 years.

Bad business purchases here and in Australia hit Fletcher Building's bottom line result yesterday, leaving some shareholders keen to sell.

Erica Hannam and Richard Tout are restoring their heritage-listed Northcote Pt villa but are concerned about the proposed SkyPath pedestrian and cycle way.

Leaders have been encouraged to show their vulnerable side. But can showing vulnerability actually work against you?

Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace.

Do better work because you're refreshed, restored and re-energised by prioritising your time.

Tips on how to brush up your director brand in order to secure your first or additional board appointments in 2015.

Westpac NZ's high-powered directors flexed their muscles - ever so diplomatically - to ensure the appointment of Kiwi David McLean as the bank's new chief executive.

Given that we spend so much time at work, shouldn't we at least find some pleasure in it?

If you can't influence others to change or adopt a view, then you'll struggle as a leader.

A war of words has broken out between big cat conservationists, with Lion Man Craig Busch hitting back at South African critics who claimed he abused his animals.

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter is parting on great terms with his No 2 executive Chris Quin with appreciation "for a job well done".

If you're racked with uncertainty about your next corporate move, don't beat yourself up.

Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.

The distinctive three-level brick building housing the well-known restaurants Da Vinci's and Number 5, at 5 City Rd on Auckland CBD's Symonds St rise, has been put on the market.

But iwi group will not take its founding trustees to court to recover lost "Treelords" settlement cash because of cost and "ongoing damage to the reputation of the trust".

Long-promised law changes designed to make housing in New Zealand more affordable will be unveiled today as the Government makes its second attempt at reforming the Resource Management Act.

Handwritten Christmas cards will always stand out from the deluge of e-cards sent out these days, writes Debra Chantry.

The benchmark NZX 50 Index hit its highest point yesterday and has risen by 17 per cent in 2014, marking another golden year for local equities.

Have you ever looked at a task, shaken your head and walked away feeling overwhelmed? And then you’ve beaten yourself up for procrastinating?