OpinionInside Money: Advice banks can bank on - Oz probe continuesI have heard many stories of Australian businesses built out of fees and commissions paid by clients the advisers have never seen.20 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseFirst-home buyers: Rule tweakIf you are buying a home using KiwiSaver funds what are the regulations around living in the home for the first six months?20 Apr 07:15 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Follow the moneyAs you pump money into your KiwiSaver with each pay, where exactly does it flow to?19 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionDebbie Mayo-SmithDebbie Mayo-Smith: How you get a better outcome in negotiationsNegotiation skills are an asset to hone to help you achieve better outcomes. Here are nine tips on how to improve your negotiation success.19 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChanging of the guard at Seven empireThere was a time when being in line to inherit your father's media empire was about the best job in the world.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannChina's growing middle class puts society before GDPOne of the things I love most about China is that whenever you see a traffic jam there's always an old bloke on an impossibly rickety bicycle picking his way through the chaos.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: KiwiSaver payment options limitedBut diversification by spreading savings among different funds and providers allows investors to reduce risk.17 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Housing warning should put PM on red alertThe government needs to act on the Reserve Bank's warning that the boom affecting the Auckland housing market could spark a financial crisis, writes Fran O'Sullivan.17 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeTips for surviving on superMaking the move from being a working person to living, at best, in reduced circumstances, and at worst on NZ Super alone, is difficult.17 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Historic photos in legal limboJohn Drinnan on Fairfax Media's Herculean task in trying to rescue its huge photo archive from a legal quagmire.16 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Climate costs left for the futureIt seems the Government plans to rely heavily on a hoard of cheap, low-quality carbon credits to meet its current climate change target.16 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionCaseload: What's afoot* at police watchdog?Jock Anderson on IPCA appointments, gossip about Justice Simon Moore and the rule of law controversy.16 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: When good bonds go badPersonal finance columnist David Chaplin on the court case between 12 global investors and the Portuguese 'Novo Banco'.15 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionRobyn PearceA Middle Earth Adventure in New Zealand - from Alps to Ocean by bikeIf you'd like a challenge, I thoroughly recommend getting some wheels and starting to train for a cycle trail somewhere next summer.14 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBoost to R&D not enough to close gapBetter than nothing, but only just. The increase in funding for business research and development grants Prime Minister John Key announced yesterday looks even less impressive in light of numbers....14 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanCampbell Live row ignites useful debateThe Prime Minister may have been out of New Zealand - or possibly flat out with the demands of 24/7 forex trading - when New Zealand television news and current affairs was in its heyday.14 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Vanilla with a hint of GFC - why fund managers taste of risk to the IMFFund managers - even the 'vanilla' vendors - could pose a risk to the global financial system, according to a new IMF report.13 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Investing to provide a retirement incomeI have been retired for one year now and am thinking of using my KiwiSaver balanced fund to provide an income.13 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Is this $521 yours?Don’t forget to pick up your big five hundy this year in KiwiSaver.12 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionDebbie Mayo-SmithTop 10 communication tipsBusiness motivational speaker Debbie Mayo-Smith's tips to communicating effectively by making connections.12 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheDad's illness prompted son to improve health systemWhen Dan Collins' late father was hit by a rare medical condition a few years ago, Collins was surprised by what he saw of the health system.12 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannChina's economic story a cliff-hanger'Young and fabulous,' it says on the teenager's T-shirt, in big gold letters. If it is meant to be ironic, it isn't.12 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionGrant BradleyKiwi's march against Aussie dollar a worry for tourismThe kiwi nearing parity with the Australian dollar is causing concern for New Zealand tourism operators, but nobody's pressing the panic button yet.12 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyDoor closes on Gen Rent: The proof is in the figuresIf you are reading this and you don't own Auckland property, this will probably ruin your Sunday.11 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorOz eyes changes to dividend imputation creditsDividend imputation credits in Australian headlines this week looked strange from a NZ viewpoint because Oz business leaders, rather than unions, are calling for reforms of the system, writes Brian Gaynor.10 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementEarly errors can teach valuable financial lessonsAdmitting you've made a mistake can be painful. Learning from that mistake can make someone. Money gurus share mishaps from their youth for you to learn from.10 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmExchange-rate bets a zero-sum gameOur dollar may be soaring but don’t be tempted to speculate on currency. There’s a loser for every winner, writes Mary Holm.10 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: Dumping rule of law worries retiring judgeJock Anderson on the rule of law, the criminal call-over, the St Bedes rowers, name suppression for sex offenders and a tranny-saurus.09 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Parity pooper - why transtasman dollar equality is a downerPersonal finance columnist David Chaplin says parity with the Aussie dollar is no cause for celebration.08 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanChina young gun hot on two-way tradeFran O'Sullivan on governor Lu Hao - widely tipped to be a major player in Beijing's "next generation" leadership - who was in NZ yesterday.08 Apr 12:53 AM