TaxMan jailed over tax credit scamA Wellsford man who lied about having five children to receive $120,000 in tax credits has been jailed.16 Sep 08:39 PM
Personal FinanceWill my kids live better than me?Will our kids really live harder lives than we're living now? Let's ask an economist.16 Sep 04:00 AM
BDBDInvestmentVnC Cocktails founder Shane McKillen quits Veritas boardShane McKillen has resigned from the board of Veritas Investments to focus on other business commitments.16 Sep 02:20 AM
OpinionInside Money: Regulator puts banks on KiwiSaver switch watchThe FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.15 Sep 09:30 PM
KiwiSaverWaimahia Inlet spells new homes hopeOn 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.12 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Aussie funds' freeze hits homevan Eyk Advice NZ last week froze redemptions from seven products in its Blueprint series.10 Sep 09:30 PM
Personal Finance$400m bankruptcy bid stallsA 79-year-old accountant who owes Inland Revenue more than $400 million has successfully stalled it from trying to bankrupt him.10 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Beware of bankers with good ideasA major issue with KiwiSaver, from the FSC's perspective, is that too many KiwiSavers are in low risk, low return conservative KiwiSaver funds.10 Sep 12:00 AM
BDBDInvestmentHart's Rank Group hires banks to run salesBillionaire Graeme Hart's Rank Group has hired three banks to run separate sales in his global packaging empire in what could generate some US$9b08 Sep 10:10 PM
OpinionInside Money: Why health insurers want to crack down on sick economic crimesHealth insurance fraud is a significant problem in New Zealand, adding perhaps $30 million to premiums annually.08 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Regular payments needed for subsidyCan you please clarify the rules around "regular" contributions toward KiwiSaver and the impact this has on the deposit subsidy.08 Sep 05:00 PM
TaxTax grief: Key's swipe at Labour 'mess'John Key has stepped up his attack on Labour's capital gains today tax, suggesting it will create a headache for grieving children who inherit their parents' house.04 Sep 02:32 AM
TaxMain parties pushing tax policies as vote-winnersTax is emerging as the battleground heading into the last two weeks before the election with National seizing on Labour leader David Cunliffe's stumble over the details of his flagship capital gains tax policy.03 Sep 05:00 PM
InvestmentGraeme Hart's new $78m yachtNew Zealand's richest man has splashed out on a second luxury yacht - this one worth up to an estimated $78 million.03 Sep 04:12 AM
OpinionInside Money: Talking money with The Cat in the HatDavid Chaplin's take on demystifying the vocabulary of finance.01 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Scheme can't be used in tax returnKiwiSaver investment income is effectively quarantined from other gains or losses and the tax paid is final.01 Sep 09:30 PM
InvestmentInvestment project to create landlordsA specialist apartment real estate agency boss is starting up a new business to encourage people to become landlords by finding, buying and managing Auckland residential properties.27 Aug 05:00 PM
TaxObama condemns overseas tax dealsPresident Obama's denunciation of overseas mergers that lower US companies' taxes is throwing cold water on potential deals.27 Aug 02:55 AM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Buy the rumour, sell the factIn the past insider trading has been viewed as something of a victimless crime and the perpetrators have been afforded a degree of notoriety as "expert traders".27 Aug 01:17 AM
OpinionInside Money: National messes KiwiSaver house rulesFirst Labour, now National have unveiled plans to mess up KiwiSaver. It was always too much to hope that $20 billion-plus KiwiSaver system wouldn't be used for electioneering.25 Aug 09:30 PM
InvestmentDotcom dosh linked to immigrantThe new-found wealth of entrepreneur Kim Dotcom came in part from an immigrant who has had at least $15m in assets seized in a money-laundering inquiry.25 Aug 08:00 PM
OpinionBarry Ritholtz: Time, not timing, key to investing successPeople who sit out for long stretches while waiting for the perfect entry point into the markets are giving up their single most precious asset: Time.25 Aug 02:30 AM
OpinionTamsyn ParkerTamsyn Parker: How to "Labour-proof" your portfolioWhat should you do to protect your investments should there be a change in government and a switch to Labour?25 Aug 12:00 AM
Personal FinanceAll credit for paying off debtHaving bad credit can stand in the way of everything from borrowing from the bank to signing up with a power company for your home electricity.23 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDianna Clement: A beginner's guide to investing in sharesHow to buy shares is a mystery to many people. One such reader emailed asking for a back-to-basics article on the subject of DIY share investing.22 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Mistake to judge over the short termI joined KiwiSaver the day it started. I am in the Kiwi Wealth balanced fund. I am a 67-year-old retired widow with no other income apart from NZ Superannuation.22 Aug 05:00 PM
InvestmentAssignee drops Peters bankruptcy bidAuthorities are giving up the fight to put former property developer Jamie Peters back into bankruptcy and will withdraw their case against him from the Court of Appeal.21 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBruce: Property investment is not easyHomeowners are often portrayed as millionaires-in-waiting, but investing in property is not easy, writes Andrew Bruce.20 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Slater, Collins, Hager and Dotcom cleared in redaction cover-upDavid Chaplin's tongue-in-cheek blog post about the current political scandal.20 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Why accountants need more culture and less court-timeThe niceties of best-practice double-entry accounting are probably lost on most of us, but Alan Hubbard would've understood what he wasn't complying with.18 Aug 09:30 PM
