Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

For two years now, Kiwis moving to Australia and Australians settling in NZ have been able to also relocate their superannuation savings.

The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.

I've edited your long letter, which went into more detail about how hard it was to get a clear picture of fees, commissions and so on. I agree that's poor.

'Have you got a pet investment?" My mother leaned across a cafe table to ask me this question a few weeks back and the idea for an article was born.

KiwiSaver auto-enrolment could capture an extra 220,000 members above benchmark levels, writes David Chaplin.

John Armstrong takes a look at the rules surrounding property investment by foreign nationals in other countries around the world.

The number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."

Juwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.

...and why Labour is swinging at wrong political football, writes David Chaplin.

The Government's submission to the "Re:think" tax white paper process under way in Australia highlights the lack of mutual recognition of imputation credits as the most significant barrier....

Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.

What happens when an employer unintentionally misses making KiwiSaver deductions or employer contributions?

Rejection of hardship withdrawal applications and problems with first-home buying generate many complaints to watchdogs, writes Diana Clement.

One reader thinks he's cracked it through by topping up monthly KiwiSaver losses and at lower prices.

Share markets around the world have been buffeted of late by the Greek debt crisis and fears of a slow-down in China.

Interest rate swaps sold to a North Island motel operator were unsuitable for it and "one-way traffic for the benefit" of Westpac, says a witness in a $3 million lawsuit.

A respected economist has analysed a few secrets of the world's richest billionaires.

Buyer bids late to bag $810,000 Glen Innes home - but an expert says the strategy rarely works.

Claims that Hanover's directors and promoters misled investors in prospectuses and advertising between December 2007 and July 2008 will not now be tested in court.

Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on the retail financial advisory sector not delivering on its promises.

Afraid of stuffing up at that all-important auction for a house? Here's how to win.

Machines are taking over most aspects of finance with the pace of change only likely to accelerate.

Under current rules there are no specific size requirements for non-permanent accommodation - including 9sqm apartments.

Craig Elliffe writes: The officials' paper indicates an exemption will apply when you inherit a property from a deceased estate or have transferred as part of the property settlement.

It's 7.9sq m inside, has no kitchen, sink or toilet and fits little more than a single bed - but a buyer has just paid $104,000 for the shoebox living space.

Most people are good at looking after their money on a day to day basis but make poorer decisions when it comes to future planning and choosing financial products, an expert says.