The New Zealand government's operating deficit was wider than expected in the first seven months of the 2014 financial year, with a smaller tax take than forecast and lower than anticipated tobacco excise duty.

Australia's Future of Financial Advice legislation was intended to create a conflict-free zone.

This is a KiwiSaver aspect I have never seen discussed regarding the scheme reaching its "fruition".

Let's clear one thing up. I am not one of those people who claim that just by 'thinking' positively, you will get what you want.

If we look at the local market on a stock specific basis, we can spot a similar trend with some share prices are still well off their all-time highs, writes Mark Lister:

The National government is once more coming under pressure to lift the retirement age, this time from coalition partner, the Act Party, writes David Chaplin.

There has been talk in trading circles recently of AUD/NZD exchange rate reaching, or even declining below, the magic parity level of 1.0000, writes Nick McDonald.

When weighing the pros and cons of owning your own home, the sense of security is important for parents, writes Mary Holm.

Yes, the investment opportunity sounded interesting, I told her. But why was she calling me with such an extraordinary offer.

The $1.6 billion landlord Precinct Properties expects to start redeveloping its Downtown Shopping Centre site in Auckland's CBD above the new Central Rail Link in two years.

Fixed interest investors face a flurry of bond issuance over the next week or so as corporates look to lock in favourable funding rates.

Alesco settling its tax-avoidance stoush is likely to lead to companies in similar disputes cutting deals with the IRD, say tax specialists.

A new book is out to help landlords, with a series of forms ranging from notices to increase rent to a dog clause document.

This five-bedroom bungalow has seen five generations through it, but you wouldn't know it.

It will take a few more disasters to move things along but we are certainly heading in the right direction.

Usually, this whole aging business is presented as a major looming crisis, requiring urgent action.

This is a buying opportunity, plain and simple and even if prices decline further from here it does not matter for those with the bigger picture in mind, writes Nick McDonald.

Most of those who seek to reduce their tax obligations are net contributors to our society, writes Damien Grant. The only complaints against them are they do not pay enough.