Punctuation

	Description	Examples
Apostrophes	Apostrophes are used to: . Indicate contractions: If there is something missing, use an apostrophe; if there isn't, don't. . Show ownership: Known as the possessive apostrophe.	1900s 1900's There's for there is The investor's portfolio Two years' fees, one week's holiday
Commas	. Use a comma before ie, etc or eg.   . Do not use a comma before and in a   list, unless it prevents confusion.	Investment rules, eg seek advice, ask questions, etc. She was unsure, ie she needed to ask questions. Red, green and white covers. Red, green, and blue and green     covers.
Full stops	Put two spaces between a full stop and the beginning of the next sentence.
Hyphens and dashes	. There are no spaces around hyphens. . Use single spaces around a dash.	End-zone End - zone Patience - Einstein's eighth wonder of the world - is an invaluable virtue.

Consistency

	Description	Examples
Abbreviations	Use the formats shown in the examples column.	pa for per annum USA for the United States
Dates	Use the formats shown in the examples column.	1 January 2000 January 1 2000, 01/01/00 1 January January 1, 01 January 1970s, '70s 1970's, 70's
E-mail	Use a lower case e with a hyphen.	e-commerce, e-business
Foreign currency	. Put the country identifier between the currency sign and the amount. . There is no gap between the identifier and the amount.	$NZ45 million NZ$45 million
-ise v -ize	Use -ise rather than -ize.	Characterise Characterize Globalisation Globalization
Web site	Use web site rather than website.