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Gareth Morgan: Bold tax treatment of housing needed to end the bubble
NZ's current tax system doesn't stack up as either fair or efficient because it doesn't tax the full benefits provided by housing and other types of wealth, writes Gareth Morgan.
Helen Twose: Seek advice on bringing savings home
Consider all the options and various tax laws before sending any money back to a KiwiSaver scheme in New Zealand.
Mary Holm: Calculating right time to pay off mortgage
Mary Holm answers questions on finding the best time to pay off your mortgage. Can you pay it off too early? What should you aim for?
Diana Clement: KiwiSaver can open door to a first home
Great news this week. Nearly 11,000 people have used their KiwiSaver accounts in the past year to buy a first home.
Accountant's free tax advice rebuked
An accountant has been rapped over the knuckles and fined for helping family members with their tax returns without holding the necessary qualifications.
Inside Money: Recent publications - briefings from the regulatory perimeter
The Financial Markets Authority has been in publication overdrive this last week or so, spewing forth on a range of topics.
More men make use of subsidy
More men than women have used KiwiSaver housing grants to help buy their first home despite thousands more women being signed up to the scheme.
Investor fails to overthrow Trinity tax decision
An attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.
Home-buyers' Kiwisaver boost
The number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.
Kiwibank on FMA target: 'It ain't us'
Kiwibank says it is not one of the two KiwiSaver issuers pulled up by the Financial Markets Authority for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.
Helen Twose: KiwiSaver home subsidy rules can be tricky
My husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.
Transtasman super deal to kick in
People wanting to transfer their Australian superannuation savings back to New Zealand should expect the process to take around six weeks.
Migrants not to blame for housing crisis
The housing crisis in areas like Auckland is not a by-product of migrants buying up residential properties, Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says.
Aussies snap up our homes
Australians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.
Peters bankruptcy extension serves no purpose: QC
There is no good reason for Jamie Peters' bankruptcy to be extended as he faces Official Assignee claims he still has control of significant assets.
FMA boss calls for end to financial blame game
Kiwi investors need to take responsibility for their financial decisions and stop blaming the market regulator every time something goes wrong, says the head of the Financial Markets Authority.
Inside Money: How not to be a dick on Trade Me
I've always found the language of Trade Me a little disingenuous. For instance, instead of 'buying stuff' you 'win auctions', writes David Chaplin.
Developer's auto history
Ex-rich-lister Jamie Peters entered into a finance agreement on a luxury car at a time when he was unable to pay debts when they fell due, the High Court heard today.
'$1000 down' property deals back
House-hunters are seeing a return of "buy-off-the-plans" developments which advertise low deposits and no repayments until completion.