More angel money on table
Angel investment levels have bounced back this year, driven by an increase in follow-on funding into existing start-ups, according to figures released today.
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Mary Holm: Timing is the key in exchange rates
With quantitative easing muddying economies, it's hard to know when to convert currency into kiwi dollars.
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My wife and I are about to enter a KiwiSaver fund at age 61 and 63.
Mary Holm: A time to save and a time to spend
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Diana Clement: Trust expenses can whittle away an inheritance
You die before your children turn 20. Whether you've written a will or not, the money that goes to them will be held in trust until they're 20. And that can be mighty costly.
Man jailed for part in tax evasion scheme
A Wellington businessman has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his part in an aggressive tax evasion scheme.
KiwiSavers warned to watch fees
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Inside Money: NZ dollar hot as currency appetite picks up
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Helen Twose: Employers should watch contributions
Inland Revenue not legally obliged to notify companies when they no longer need to pay into KiwiSaver.
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Following on from his 'Want to succeed in trading? Don't do this!' column, Nick McDonald looks at the how you can make a complete mess on the markets.
G-20 push for more multinational tax
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Mary Holm: Raiding KiwiSaver OK to buy house
Q: My 29-year-old daughter has finally settled into a career position with a stable employer who offers no pension plan other than a contribution to KiwiSaver.
Diana Clement: Concept of cash broader than the folding stuff
There is much more to cash investing than just choosing the right savings account or term deposit.
$380k taken, $7k ordered in reparation
A former restaurant owner found guilty of illegally claiming nearly $380,000 is sentenced to 10 months home detention and a reparation order of $7500.
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"It looks like we're becoming as rare as pandas," well-known Auckland financial adviser, Murray Weatherston told me last week.
IRD takes $18m from tax dodgers
The Inland Revenue Department has clawed back more than $18 million from people who paid themselves artificially low salaries.
$10m facelift for Federal St looms
Much-publicised, long awaited changes to Auckland's canyon-like Federal St car rat run.
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