Kiwis appear to be falling back into the bad credit card habits last seen before the global financial crisis, an economist has warned.

As reported last year almost all potential contenders signed up are in with a shot at earning the coveted title of KiwiSaver default provider.

Due to some oversight I, again, wasn’t one of the 225 press representatives invited to attend the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

Asked about the KiwiSaver myths he has heard most often, Mercer's NZ managing director Martin Lewington comes up with five off the top of his head.

New Zealanders who get into financial difficulty may have their KiwiSaver nest eggs plundered by bureaucrats to settle their debts.

Who isn’t interested in lurid tales of drugs, sex and money accompanied by a classy soundtrack selected by Robbie Robertson of ‘The Band’ fame?

When ANZ surveyed KiwiSavers midway through last year it found a third of those questioned didn't know how much they had stashed away.

Name suppression has been lifted on a Wellington accountant found guilty of providing false tax returns and misleading information to the Inland Revenue.

Editorial: Tax avoidance is an easy populist button for parties of the centre-left but Labour appears to be doing some serious research of the subject.

Labour says it will tackle "aggressive tax avoidance" by multinationals such as Facebook and Google which it says is costing the taxman hundreds of millions of dollars.

KiwiSavers should give some thought in the holiday season to their accounts and goals for the year to come, writes Helen Twose.

The amount of lost tax revenue from "under-the-table" activity is likely to be roughly the same size as the 2013 Govt deficit, writes Thomas Pippos.

The Christmas holiday break is a great time to take stock, regroup and think about the shape of your business for the year ahead. Tax risk management should form a part of those reflections.

Personal finance writer David Chaplin looks at his top five financial products for those searching for the perfect Christmas gift idea.

A High Court judge has rebuked the IRD, calling its application to freeze $462,000 in the bank account of a Rotorua woman "misleading".

With the removal of the tax exemption in 2012 on the employer component of KiwiSaver contributions, the govt sneakily increased its tax-take without many people noticing, writes David Chaplin.

I'm considering signing my kids up for KiwiSaver, in part to get the $1000 kickstart but will also make regular contributions.

The next big financial disaster to hit New Zealand investors could involve a collapse in house prices or the sharemarket, says departing investment watchdog boss Sean Hughes.

Quitting non-essentials and being open to opportunities can help you back on your feet after a financial setback, says Mary Holm.

A third of people don't know what type of fund their KiwiSaver money is in, according to a survey by the country's largest provider.

Key things to consider when choosing where to save include risks, time to retirement, disclosure and fees.

A financier has sold 65 Quay Park apartments and eight shops and offices on Maori land to a developer in a multimillion-dollar deal.

The ground floor of the first block of Auckland apartments to rise since the global financial crisis is due to be poured on Saturday.