Christopher Niesche: Lifting lid on tax step in the right direction
COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.
COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.
COMMENT: Playing field for tax calculations is far from level - subsidising some but penalising others, writes Mary Holm.
COMMENT: Robert B. Reich's book Saving Capitalism is an excellent read for those wanting a better understanding of the Donald Trump phenomenon.
COMMENT: To PM, terrorism simply makes New Zealand more attractive and will result in more high net-worth consumers wanting to come here.
COMMENT: Most financial advisers have your interests at heart, but a few bad eggs have ulterior motives.
COMMENT: "If only the non-expert masses realised their forecasts can be just as accurate, and sometimes more so, than the professionals."
COMMENT: New report says solar panels won't be as effective as electric vehicles when it comes to cutting greenhouse gases.
COMMENT: Incidents involving three freelancers questioning the Government have led to costly legal action.
Brent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.
Tom Hartmann talks how to work out how much to set aside each month.
COMMENT: Debbie-Mayo Smith talks five time management mistakes we should avoid to increase daily success.
COMMENT: The irony is banks have helped Reserve Bank avoid the feared side effect of the rate cut of adding more fuel on Auckland property price fires.
COMMENT: New Zealand's progress nudges our population growth ahead of Australia, writes Brian Gaynor.
COMMENT: A daughter living abroad should be encouraged to face up and repay the money she owes, writes Mary Holm.
COMMENT: IRD excels at finding evaders, who can face huge bills, writes Diana Clement.
COMMENT: Free-to-air networks are fighting for a bigger share of diminishing TV advertising revenue, and drama is at the costly edge of that battle.
LIAM DANN: Homeowners may already be subsidising farmers as banks eye big losses in the dairy sector.
COMMENT: Graham McGregor talks three valuable marketing lessons to apply to your business.
Hang a target to hit for what you'll need in the future, writes Tom Hartmann.
COMMENT: Property investment is looming as a major battleground at Australia's election later this year.
COMMENT: It's Friday morning, the day after the Reserve Bank Governor's bombshell rate cut and I've muddled my diary.
COMMENT: While the focus is on government debt and farm debt, interest rate cut adds to a much bigger problem.
COMMENT: Thanks New Zealand. Your collective dishonesty costs me thousands of dollars a year.
COMMENT: Yes, you're right that it's really important to consider not raw interest rates but how they compare with inflation.
BRIAN FALLOW: An increasingly sombre view of the global economy lies behind the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate.
Why did a row involving Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee challenging Willie Jackson wind up before a Crown entity, asks John Drinnan.
Debbie Mayo-Smith talks the benefits of working when you don't have to.
It is incomprehensible Fonterra's board could have persistently got it so wrong.
What proven marketing templates can you find that would be useful in your own business?
Here's a synopsis of current market thinking: governor doesn't want to cut rates but he will have to cut because the world's so gloomy, writes Liam Dann.