Imagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.

Of all the ways of measuring income inequality and poverty the most instructive, surely, are those which take account of housing costs.

The parent of ASB Bank, has been slammed in a report tabled in the Australian senate for the behaviour of its financial planning arm.

The NZX hasn't been this busy since 1987. Awkward pause. Touch wood.

As well as the rebranding, ANZ has adjusted the OnePath default KiwiSaver scheme’s investment management style while jacking up fees.

If the Budget Bill English delivered in May was fiscally responsible and appropriately countercyclical.

While it's hard to summon up much sympathy for insurance companies, they also have a few justifiable complaints to make against their customers, writes David Chaplin.

It's all eyes on the dollar this week after the effervescent kiwi fizzed to within half a cent of a record high by 5pm Friday, writes Liam Dann.

There are plenty of pessimists, but the gains from deep economic integration are worth pursuing, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

I intend to transfer my Australian superannuation funds into a New Zealand KiwiSaver fund. Can I use these funds to help build my first home in Christchurch?

There are a number of important sharemarket events next week including Serko's listing on Tuesday, Gentrack Group on Wednesday and GuocoLeisure's delisting on Friday.

What do emerging markets do after they’ve emerged? They converge, of course

Bank bosses argue capitalism must a regain sense of social responsibility to restore public faith in its virtues.

Liam Dann asks, "What sort of economic fallout can we expect if Baghdad falls? It is a question that has carried serious geopolitical weight for thousands of years."

State TV bosses point proudly to improved ratings, but signs are, that after a succession of problems, TVNZ journalist morale is numbed, says John Drinnan.

The digital utopia as described in a lengthy UK Daily Telegraph article sounds horrible beyond words.

The exchange rate may have eased in recent weeks but two reports remind us of just how overvalued the kiwi dollar is, writes Brian Fallow.

"Oh, not another leaky building story!" an exasperated colleague complained to me in 2001.

Auckland business people will not be all that surprised that the courts have finally punctured the facade that surrounds donations to local body politicians.

Transferring pension funds from Britain to New Zealand isn't a straightforward exercise.

Liam Dann asks, "How worried should we be about the slump in global dairy prices? After all these years, NZ is still a giant grass-processing factory and milk remains the lifeblood of our economy."

An annual outlook on the media and entertainment industry says we're in a new era, where Kiwi consumers no longer differentiate between the traditional and the digital., writes John Drinnan.

Technology firm PowerbyProxi has been entertaining fund managers at its College Hill headquarters, suggesting work towards a potential sharemarket listing is gathering momentum.