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Inside Money: Convergence emergence - an acronym crisis
What do emerging markets do after they’ve emerged? They converge, of course

New index fund bets on women in charge
Want to invest in companies that put more women at the top? A new mutual fund lets you.

Inside Money: New rules spell death for super
Under proposed FMC regulations, all super schemes will have to meet a "sole purpose" test - ie the savings must only be used for retirement.

Inside Money: Why technology hasn't made finance cheaper yet
To date, technology has failed miserably to reduce the costs of finance to end consumers.

Inside Money: Winners by default - when five becomes nine
According to a list I compiled earlier, 11 KiwiSaver providers volunteered for default duty but only nine were approved by the government last week.

Inside Money: Australia redraws commission battle-lines
Australia's Future of Financial Advice legislation was intended to create a conflict-free zone.

Inside Money: More horsing around from Aussie opportunists
Yes, the investment opportunity sounded interesting, I told her. But why was she calling me with such an extraordinary offer.

Inside Money: An Irish view of the NZ dollar
Ireland and New Zealand are highly correlated, writes David Chaplin. Both are small island nations unduly influenced by economically powerful neighbours

Inside Money: Demographic time-bomb may be a dud
Usually, this whole aging business is presented as a major looming crisis, requiring urgent action.

Inside Money: KiwiSaver wannabes up for judgment
As reported last year almost all potential contenders signed up are in with a shot at earning the coveted title of KiwiSaver default provider.

Inside Money: Where in the WEF - NZ's place in the growing world
Due to some oversight I, again, wasn’t one of the 225 press representatives invited to attend the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

Inside Money: The real sheep of Wall Street?
Who isn’t interested in lurid tales of drugs, sex and money accompanied by a classy soundtrack selected by Robbie Robertson of ‘The Band’ fame?