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Investors fight tax-dodge ruling
Two groups of investors in the Trinity forestry scheme, found to be a tax avoidance arrangement in 2004, are making fresh attempts to get the 9-year-old decision set aside.

Penthouse owner questions repair-bill split
A Metropolis penthouse owner paying $28,000 a year in body corporate fees has put his place on the market for $3.5 million.

Helen Twose: Aussie super transfer will not be taxed
My husband and I both have money in Australian Superannuation Schemes from a few years ago.

Brian Gaynor: KiwiSaver outshines Treasury prediction
The latest figures show that KiwiSaver is a massive success, probably the most popular scheme ever introduced by a NZ government.

Mary Holm: Weighing up property versus shares
No matter which you favour, there's no way of knowing where the prices of real estate or stocks will go

Brent Sheather: One out of four ain't bad
The first two weeks of May have seen some significant developments in retail investor-land.

Tower's residents face $4m bill on top of annual $3.25m
Residents in Auckland five-star tower Metropolis are paying $3.25 million in annual body corporate fees but a further $4 million is needed from them for a big repair job.

Helen Twose: Workers can make employers' payments
I have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.

Allied Farmers handed $4.2m debt notice
A subsidiary of Allied Farmers has been served with a liquidation notice from Inland Revenue for $4.2 million.

Symposium to bridge gap
AUT University is to host the first New Zealand Capital Markets Symposium on Friday in what it hopes will become an annual event.

Brian Gaynor: Investors need to keep close eye on inflation
Why are sharemarkets performing so strongly and will the upward momentum continue? This is the major dilemma facing most investors, says Brian Gaynor.

Diana Clement: Plastic surgery: clever ways to use a card
Credit cards are designed to part us with our money. Canny customers, however, can sometimes use these little plastic cards to their financial advantage.

Punakaiki Fund mulls $50m IPO
Lance Wiggs' Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand companies.

Claws are out in luxury CBD tower
Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from cat-keeping to who sits on the body corporate.

Helen Twose: IRD can help sort Novopay problems
Your savings invested in a KiwiSaver scheme and any returns generated by those savings are not guaranteed.

Judge rules in luxury high-rise spat
A resident of New Zealand's tallest apartment tower has lost a bid to injunct body corporate members.

Investor morale jumps
Against a backdrop of rising share prices and a booming Auckland housing market, investor confidence reached its highest level.

Diana Clement: Strict criteria for early KiwiSaver withdrawal
The problem for many KiwiSavers is often a lack of understanding of essentials versus luxuries. "It's my money and I want it." So say many KiwiSavers.

Mary Holm: When is a property seller a trader?
Q: What constitutes a "regular trader" in terms of the tax man? How many properties and shares would you have to "trade" in a year, say, to be considered a trader and become liable to pay tax on the capital gain?

Property chiefs give mixed review
Residential rents could rise and historic buildings might be abandoned, say property chiefs who have mixed feelings about real estate changes in the Budget.