If it is determined that David Ross was running a Ponzi scheme, investors face a major legal fight to recover their funds, says investor spokesman Bruce Tichbon.

Thinking of using KiwiSaver's first-home subsidy for an investment property?

We're unlikely to get a repeat of the New Zealand sharemarket's exceptional year, predicts Mark Lister.

Tower has posted a 67 per cent jump in full-year profit and said it will return $120 million to shareholders.

Auckland currently has capacity for thousands of dwellings on existing greenfield land, writes Len Brown. "So the issue is clearly more than just land supply."

From clever 'bio-beads', to seamless online searches, to virtual worlds for kids, a tempting array of entrepreneurial talent was on offer at this year's Angel Investor Summit, writes Lesley Springall.

Samantha Dean liked seeing her bank balance grow. By the age of 10 she had saved close to $2000.

A decision on plans for a 15-level brothel and hotel in Auckland's CBD will be out next month.

Better alignment between the interests of fund managers and investors in KiwiSaver accounts has been highlighted in of a review of the default providers.

Website rates companies on specific areas, including banking via the internet, phone and at branches.

Accountancy software firm Xero yesterday joined a short list of New Zealand companies to dual list in Australia.

The release of any other disaster plan for a major part of New Zealand's economy would be big news, but not for banking. Bernard Hickey looks into it.

Is it better to sell down now and reduce the mortgage burden and then to save some money for retirement - if my health holds I don't necessarily need to retire at 65?

It's wise to weigh relative advantages of open and closed-end fund structures...

The initial report detailing proposed changes to the KiwiSaver default scheme system is expected out any day now.