Hamish Rutherford: Housing measures run risk of a hard landing
The risk of a move on property speculators is it might be successful.
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Concerns Government housing policy could increase rents
There are concerns that the changes do not address the plight of renters.
Q&A: New Government housing policy explained
Key changes of today's policy changes explained.
'Bizarre, crazy': Landlords shocked at Government's housing plans
'Cost of the mortgage is the biggest single cost for an investor' - Andrew King
Diana Clement: Do you know where all of your family's investments are?
OPINION: Beneficiaries might never be aware of money owed to them.
Mary Holm: Rents — is this why the only way is up?
Rents around New Zealand are rising faster than incomes.
From 750,000 ticket sales to $1m liabilities: Pop-up Globe's demise
Covid-19's wrecking ball takes another victim.
Cooking the Books podcast: How to choose a financial advisor
The rules have changed, in the hopes of protecting consumers.
First home buyers shelling out $94,000 more to get on property ladder
Investors' share of property market continues to hit record highs.
Revealed: NZX-owned KiwiSaver provider biggest nuclear investor
Stock exchange's passive investment funds invest in nuclear-related companies.
Frances Cook: The murky future of much-hyped cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have fans, but face strong headwinds.
Podcast: What crypto traders expect from government regulators
Is there more to currencies like Bitcoin than big leaps in value?
New financial advice regime doesn't go far enough, Consumer says
All financial advisers will have to put their client's interests first.
Love's Labour's Lost? The Pop-Up Globe creditors named in first report
The pandemic is said to have delivered a death blow to the business.
Can Auckland offices be easily converted into apartments?
"Many cogs in the wheel of property development" - Ted Manson
Diana Clement: Break down your budget into easy chunks
OPINION: Consider these tried and tested rules.
Mary Holm: There's more than one way to get a mortgage
If a family member can help, you may be able to find an answer that works for everyone.
Frances Cook: Five ways to look better to the bank when applying for a mortgage
Ticking a few boxes can give you much better treatment from the bank.
Buy now pay later provider targets $30b business credit market
Buy-now, pay-later operator to open product to small businesses.
Podcast: How to clean up your finances so the bank gives you a mortgage
Showing you're a financially safe pair of hands can get you better deals from the bank.
Young mum reveals how she paid off $60k of debt, $5 at a time
Facing debts of $60k, a 29-year-old woman is now saving for a house deposit.
$452 million, 21-level project to rise in Auckland CBD
The 125-year leasehold of public land was sold for $40m.
Diana Clement: The 10 commandments of personal finance
OPINION: Setting rules can make managing your money a whole lot easier.
Mary Holm: On mortgages, managed funds and investing in Kiwi shares
Is it better to buy a lifestyle block or keep on saving? Why not follow your dreams?
Kiwi insurance start-up attracts backing from Icehouse Ventures
The Kiwi start-up has just raised $600,000 from investors.
Frances Cook: The rise and rise of retail investing
It can be an opportunity, or a way to gamble and lose.
The investing revolution that's giving smaller players more power
The changes aren't all positive, though.
Buy now, pay later: The shopping trend that's erupted since Covid
New Zealand is one of the fastest-growing markets for buy now pay later.
Property Brokers gets anti-money laundering warning
Chairman Tim Mordaunt says the regulator was 'making an example of us'.
Diana Clement: Think 'I can' and make your dreams work
OPINION: The right mental attitude goes a long way.
Mary Holm: Returns bloom if you take the long-term view
We're a long way from the crazy days of the Dutch tulip mania.
Brian Fallow: Unhappy returns set to remain for hard-hit savers
Got money in bank? Real interest rates are negative — and not likely to get better soon.
Vital pushes up interim profit 60%
Australasian healthcare real estate business outperforms benchmarks.