OpinionInside Money: How to save tax - a debate of two halvesAccording to Morningstar the tax environment for New Zealand managed funds - including KiwiSaver - is relatively benign.06 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: NZX digs up smarter data; pushes out new passive fundNew data from FundSource suggests KiwiSaver default members may be starting to make more risk-appropriate choices.04 Aug 09:30 PM
KiwiSaverKiwiSaver average tops $9300KiwiSaver members now have on average more than $9300 saved in their accounts but some providers have attracted much bigger savers into their scheme.04 Aug 05:00 PM
TaxStart taxing property gains properly, says economistIn a video interview on nzherald.co.nz, Eaqub said capital gains tax on investment property was often discussed in New Zealand as if it didn't exist - but it already does.31 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeFirst equity crowdfunding licences approvedWellington-based PledgeMe and Auckland-based Snowball Effect are the first to gain equity crowd funding licences under the new Financial Markets Conduct Act.30 Jul 10:55 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Kiwisaver-Low returns + high fees = keep working mateSheather estimates what terminal sum will accrue to a KiwiSaver saving $100 pw and getting the $1K kick start and the annual $521 contribution from the Govt investing in a growth portfolio.29 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Do-good report shows NZ is 40pc ethicalAccording to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), ethical investments increased by at least 13 per cent over the year to December 2013.28 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionPeter Keenan: Investors need to check strategiesWe recently passed the halfway mark for 2014, and the global bull market in equities has continued its seemingly relentless advance, undaunted by geopolitical concerns.28 Jul 05:00 PM
Personal FinanceDiana Clement: Young investors with the right attitudeWhenever I suggest ways for people to get ahead financially, the response from a vocal minority of readers is to moan, writes04 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: IPO's - More flop than popAs with so many "good ideas" from the investment banking sector the reality is, more often than not, that what is good for the industry is anything but good for mum and dad.01 Jul 09:30 PM
Aged careInvestors eye NZ retirement village industryAn American investor with US$500 million ($574 million) has been in New Zealand scouting for retirement village assets and meeting one influential banker.24 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessVelvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on ChinaIt's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.15 Jun 05:00 PM
Personal FinanceNew index fund bets on women in chargeWant to invest in companies that put more women at the top? A new mutual fund lets you.10 Jun 02:00 AM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Take the plunge, research KiwiSaverArmed with info on the fund's past returns, you can roughly compare them with term deposit returns, writes Mary Holm.24 May 12:32 AM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Investing by Islamic principlesThe conventional investment thinking suggests tipping your money into growth assets like you have when there is a longer time frame.12 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Deviation isn't all badReaders of this column will know that it advocates achieving exposure to shares and other risky assets, in part, via passive funds.06 May 09:30 PM
Personal FinanceSilver looks like gold as slump defies car-part useIs silver being undermined by its association with gold?02 May 02:20 AM
Aged careTop KiwiSaver providers invest more in NZ sharesKiwiSaver providers with more money invested in the New Zealand share market beat the pack last quarter, according to Morningstar.30 Apr 11:32 PM
KiwiSaverKiwiSaver yet to win public's trustThe industry needs to win the public's trust before people will hand over their retirement savings in exchange for a regular income.28 Apr 02:45 AM
OpinionBrent Sheather: It's your money, foolDespite all the time and effort going into behavioural finance these days it seems many investors still buy high and sell low.22 Apr 09:30 PM
Personal FinanceWill positive thinking cost you?What if the "power of positive thinking" is simply a numbing drumbeat that reinforces the positivity delusion, leading us to make blockheaded business and investment decisions?14 Apr 03:00 AM
InvestmentCrowdfunding lures new investors seeking sharesNewer crowdfunding sites are giving investors the chance to earn something other than t-shirts and trial products - money.10 Apr 02:00 AM
Banking and financeFirms line up for crowd fundingOne of the first companies hoping to offer equity crowd funding says it already has 11 firms lined up wanting to raise money this year.09 Apr 04:15 PM
Investment$278b - our lost pot of goldNZ could have had a superannuation pot of gold worth $278b by next year had it kept a compulsory savings scheme set up in 1974, a financial industry body claims.07 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Turning water into wine - beating the marketIt seems that views as to what constitutes the best investment strategy are becoming more polarized.25 Mar 08:30 PM
