Latest from Personal Finance

Home loan affordability dips in June

New Zealand home loan affordability worsened slightly in June from May as the median house price nudged up faster than incomes.

Asian investors meet Westin in court

Scandal shifts back to L'Oreal family feud

<i>Mary Holm</i>: KiwiSaver welcomes beneficiaries

<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Young and old - a tale of two entrepreneurs

<i>Brent Sheather</i>: Woolley's thinking right on the money

Westin's investors win power over rooms

<i>Katrina Kruger</i>: Bar raised for finance advisers

Property prices firm up in June, but turnover low

House prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.

Support high for GST trim

Another Hubbard firm frozen

A ninth company associated with South Island businessman Allan Hubbard has been added to those under statutory management.

Nightmare vision sparks rush for gold

Investors have piled into gold on fears that capitalism is about to crumble, sending the gold price soaring to record levels.

Uncertainty over Irongate debt

Hubbard investors won't get money back any time soon

Allan Hubbard's statutory manager has released its first report, showing investors shouldn't expect any money back any time soon.

Scrapping GST on healthy foods not viable - Dunne

A panel of experts have taken part in an online seminar to assess whether NZ should scrap GST on healthy foods.

NZ dollar edges higher against greenback, euro

The New Zealand dollar edged up against the greenback and euro overnight as markets waited for firms in the United States to start reporting second-quarter earnings results