Two lawyers have been suspended from practice this week - including a Tauranga woman who never turned up court to answer her own charges of dangerous driving.

France's BNP Paribas has pleaded guilty to concealing billions of dollars in transactions for clients in Sudan, Iran and Cuba in violation of US sanctions.

The ANZ Banking Group is bidding for a banking licence in Burma but faces major challenges in doing so.

The Financial Markets Authority has issued a favourable report card on the NZX and the way it handles its statutory obligations.

Reverse equity mortgages are increasingly tempting to retired Aucklanders who have houses soaring in value, but little cash.

Capital + Merchant Finance's out-of-pocket investors finally have some good news seven years after its collapse with an $18.5 million settlement announced today.

The Kiwi dollar touched a two-month high overnight, approaching 87.50 US cents, after a measure of Chinese manufacturing was stronger than expected

Morningstar has released a bearish analysis of giant landlord Kiwi Income Property Trust.

Strong growth in construction led to a 1.0 per cent rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Kiwibank has raised its home loan and deposit interest rates this morning.

The boss of New Zealand's financial regulator is urging investors to approach a rush of stock exchange listings, including some high-risk technology companies, with caution.

He's known as Bitcoin Jesus and he is offering a haven for the rich: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a new passport and almost zero taxes.