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<i>Inside Money: </i>Why financial advisers need monitors
Just in time for Spring the Code of Professional Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers (AFA) has blossomed.
<i>Inside Money: </i> Should KiwiSaver be run by obsessive compulsives?
While the compulsory element of Australia's super scheme is referred to as an 'employer contribution', the distinction comes down to semantics, history and tax rather than a meaningful description of who bears the cost.
The great credit card swindle
New Zealanders are paying about $10 million a month more in interest on their credit cards than they should be.
<i>Inside Money:</i> OneWay to rebrand a bank
I am going to resist the temptation to make fun of ING's new Australasian name: OnePath.
GST hike business payment rules welcomed
Legislative changes designed to limit confusion for businesses ahead of October's GST hike have been welcomed by a leading accounting firm.
Bankruptcies falling, says Baycorp
The number of bankruptcies has fallen sharply since the introduction of the no assets procedure (NAP) last year, says Baycorp.
<i>Inside Money: </i> Why politicians are disgusted with advisers
New financial advisers rules won't stop the world turning to custard.
<i>Inside Money:</i> Churn it up - a life-changing experience
Churn, in the insurance business, occurs when advisers switch their clients to different providers merely to generate a new lump of commission.
<i>Inside Money:</i> Consumer backing the big end of town
Is Consumer backing the big end of town in the debate over financial advisor legislation?
<i>Inside Money:</i> Doing time for money
Bernie Madoff and his NZ equivalent Stephen Versalko, have a lot in common: both ordinary family guys with credible, crumpled facades.