If house prices start rising faster, it can require lenders to reduce the proportion of the property value they are prepared to lend, writes David Mayes.

Emerging markets like India and China are becoming just as frustrated with international corporate tax rules as developed economies, says a KPMG partner.

The New Zealand dollar fell to a nine month low as investors concerned about global growth moved to the relative safety of US Treasuries.

Brian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.

After 22 years, the Career Expo show has been given a makeover to provide even more help for students and older people looking for a change in direction.

A successful on-boarding experience is one that starts the moment a new employee is recruited, moves at pace, and involves not just learning the job but gaining a full view of the organisation they have joined.

When Maori apprentice Danual Keig began training as a motor mechanic with Ebbett Holden, the last thing he expected was to be awarded Employee of the Year 2012 at the Wellington branch.

I see little point in the Govt selling shares generating dividend yields of 6 to 7 per cent to avoid borrowing to fund its deficits at around 3 to 4 per cent, writes Peter Lyons.

Economists say the Reserve Bank's intervention in the foreign exchange market last month was too small to make much difference to the exchange rate.

It could take three to five years to close the gap between housing supply and demand in Auckland, if left to supply measures alone, says Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler.

New Zealanders are beginning to realise the Australian dream is not so perfect and the grass may in fact be starting to become greener over here.

The Reserve Bank will likely use its new macro prudential tools within the next six months to cool Auckland's overheated housing market, says the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Half of all New Zealand employers are struggling to find staff with the right skills, with engineers most in demand, a survey has found.

Waihi residents' groups fighting a company's plans to mine beneath their homes are taking their battle to the Environment Court.

The IRD is investigating up to 500 people it believes may have given themselves artificially low salaries to avoid paying the top personal tax rate.

The New Zealand dollar surged to its highest in four and a half years against its Australian counterpart as New Zealand's rising interest rates and growth outlook increase the lure of the nation's currency.

Forbes Magazine predicts that 2013 will be the year for social business, with organisations integrating social technologies into the way they attract, engage and empower employees.