The Capital Markets taskforce believes New Zealand could double the size of its public markets in five years - with a little ambition. Here's some of the potential game changers.

Sam Knowles deserves an awful lot of credit for leading the creation of a large and worthy institution that has shaken up the banking industry for the benefit of consumers.

It's been a good year for women in the law profession

Mark Bryers pleaded guilty to 34 charges relating to book-keeping and record-keeping failures, as well as failing to attend a creditors' meeting.

A survey showing high levels of customer dissatisfaction with Australian-owned banks is a wake up call to the industry, says Finsec.

The kiwi dollar has surged in value after a stunningly low unemployment stat and a speech by Alan Bollard.

FBI called in investigate an international cyber-crime syndicate that hacked into a carpark to steal credit card details from customers.