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Carmel Fisher: Prepare for the worst and hope for the best when reviewing portfolio

It's the time of the year when newspapers and magazines are peppered with financial predictions, tempting us to take action and change our portfolios because, well, it's the New Year.

Money and Me: Diane Maxwell

When my daughter was little and I was a single parent I scaled back my work and paid myself in time not money.

Carmel Fisher: How to find the right financial advice

The thought of asking for advice leaves some of us cold, particularly when it's about our hard-earned money.

KiwiSaver: Savings cross Tasman free of taxes

I have a super account in Australia with Macquarie, which is doing reasonably well.

Diana Clement: Focus on what you need to cut spending

I've failed. It would appear that personal finance journalists' budgets are a bit like builders' houses. Never quite sorted out.

Taxpayer bill for SCF case nears $1.5m

The taxpayer's bill for the South Canterbury Finance prosecution could be nearing $1.5 million and might balloon if acquitted defendants push for costs.

Wanted: Women for interest-free loans

A fund that lends money to women interest-free is in the unexpected position of not having enough borrowers.

Liam Dann: That old black October magic

The October curse once again struck Wall Street. Since the S&P 500 peaked at a record high on September 18, it has tumbled 6 per cent.

Chinese bank sets up shop in NZ

Competition among banks to attract companies trading in the fast-growing market between New Zealand and China is ramping up

FMA cracks down on late reporting

New Zealand's market watchdog says a spate of prosecutions shows the consequences for firms which don't file financial statements on time.

Agribusiness Scales tips plan to float

Christchurch agribusiness company Scales says it is considering an initial public offering and a listing on the NZX.

Fran O'Sullivan: New watchdog barks at Reserve Bank

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett has yet to be inducted into the club, writes Fran O'Sullivan. That's why he brings a refreshing outsider's view to the task of being New Zealand's markets watchdog.

SCF trial judge rules out witness

A witness who prosecutors wanted to give evidence on the most serious charge faced by three South Canterbury Finance principals cannot be called.

Bruce Wills: Labour's farm policy dog whistle politics

Labour's Shadow Minister of Finance David Parker looked the part in delivering his party's monetary policy.

Stats on map show real London

It's a London few have seen before. Data sets about people, property, burgeoning banker numbers and haemorrhaging of hedgehogs have been mapped and brought alive.

FMA keeps powder dry on civil claims

The Financial Markets Authority won't wait until receivers have finished chasing funds from convicted finance company directors. when considering civil cases.