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Chinese group buys Waldorf Astoria
NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into US real estate.

Heart of City chief denies tax evasion
Auckland's Heart of the City chief, charged with evading nearly $2 million in taxes over 22 years, is alleged to have created fictitious invoices to filter money into his own bank accounts.

Get Sorted: Easy as
Small successes lead to more success, and snowballing up can make it easier for us to build momentum and get going. Trying to do too much at once, on the other hand, can be demotivating.

Inside Money: Blank pages and novel regulations
At only 623 pages the unofficial almost-final draft of the Financial Markets Conduct Act regulations, is light reading by historical novel standards.

Inside Money: Big bond man jumps ship
On Saturday NZ time, news of a significant resignation hit the airwaves. And David Cunliffe quit too.

Watercare defends development fees
Watercare Services has hit back at a developer who accused it of charging too much for Auckland residential subdivisions.

Get Sorted: When it pays to run with the pack
What are other people doing in terms of their finances that can help you lift your game?

Inside Money: Baskets, buckets and other egg-based investment strategies
The diversification message is clear enough: don't stick all your money in the same place, writes David Chaplin.

Brent Sheather: Fiduciary duty has gone out of fashion
The rules are that you must not rip your client off but if you tell them you are going to rip them off then that is fine.

Serepisos 'flabbergasted' after arrest
Terry Serepisos says he is "flabbergasted" after he was arrested and appeared in court because of child support for his 19-year-old son.

Inside Money: Zombie KiwiSaver schemes to end life in limbo
After negotiations with the FMA, both Kiwibank and ASB are finally set to kill their respective zombie KiwiSaver schemes.

Get Sorted: Where do you see yourself?
Seeing future versions of ourselves is tough, which makes saving and investing for the future all the more difficult.

KiwiSaver: Land part of deal for first-home buyers
KiwiSaver withdrawals to help with buying a first home are handled by the KiwiSaver providers so I talked to Joe Bishop, head of retail and marketing at Gareth Morgan Investments, about your options.

The most uncomfortable, important talk you may ever have
More than 40 pc of parents close to retirement haven't had a detailed conversation with children about their finances.

Inside Money: NZ Super treats country to full menu of disclosure
The revamped New Zealand Superannuation Fund website sets a new benchmark for full disclosure.

Man jailed over tax credit scam
A Wellsford man who lied about having five children to receive $120,000 in tax credits has been jailed.

Will my kids live better than me?
Will our kids really live harder lives than we're living now? Let's ask an economist.

VnC Cocktails founder Shane McKillen quits Veritas board
Shane McKillen has resigned from the board of Veritas Investments to focus on other business commitments.

Inside Money: Regulator puts banks on KiwiSaver switch watch
The FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.

Waimahia Inlet spells new homes hope
On September 19, the first buyers of a new mass-scale affordable special housing area at South Auckland's Waimahia Inlet, on the edge of the Manukau Harbour, are due to move in.

Inside Money: Aussie funds' freeze hits home
van Eyk Advice NZ last week froze redemptions from seven products in its Blueprint series.

$400m bankruptcy bid stalls
A 79-year-old accountant who owes Inland Revenue more than $400 million has successfully stalled it from trying to bankrupt him.

Brent Sheather: Beware of bankers with good ideas
A major issue with KiwiSaver, from the FSC's perspective, is that too many KiwiSavers are in low risk, low return conservative KiwiSaver funds.

Hart's Rank Group hires banks to run sales
Billionaire Graeme Hart's Rank Group has hired three banks to run separate sales in his global packaging empire in what could generate some US$9b

Inside Money: Why health insurers want to crack down on sick economic crimes
Health insurance fraud is a significant problem in New Zealand, adding perhaps $30 million to premiums annually.