Women should think again about directorships, for far from trailing men, it's greatly to their credit that so few are debasing themselves in this way, writes Bob Jones.

I originally joined KiwiSaver when it started as I was told the plan was that the money was for retirement but would also be available for your first house and/or first business.

The new age of finance has arrived in the shape of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC), which sets down rules for the fashionable technology-enabled activities of ‘crowd-funding’ and ‘peer-to-peer lending’.

John Key won't be thanking the IMF for taking a little bit of the shine off his new joint goal for bilateral trade between NZ and China to reach $30 billion by 2020, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

According to a list I compiled earlier, 11 KiwiSaver providers volunteered for default duty but only nine were approved by the government last week.

So what's the difference between KiwiSaver and the Government's Superannuation Fund and is Kiwisaver backed by the Government?

Watch closely. We are about to find out if we have learned anything from the financial crisis, writes Liam Dann.

The Shareholders Association has warned investors to be wary of the market speculation surrounding TRS Investments - the company which this week announced it would merge with Kim Dotcom's Mega in a $210 million deal.

Head-hunting former Fonterra executive Gary Romano as chief executive of Pengxin International is a coup for the rapidly expanding Chinese company.

I pay into a standard KiwiSaver scheme (3 per cent me, 2 per cent employer), the ASB KiwiSaver provider.

It is unfortunate that some Government sloppiness about business relationships has clouded the coverage of John Key's trip to China, writes Liam Dann.

Presidential invitation a sign that China sees NZ not just as a trading partner but as a 'member of the family', writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Dairy pervades the economy and the cultural landscape - our obsession with flat whites, free milk in schools and even our political scandals, as witnessed last week.

A chance meeting with a Filipino woman buying a $6 pig's head at the Mad Butcher got me thinking about less-than-popular cuts such as pork belly.

Exceltium Corporate & Public Affairs owner Matthew Hooton is crowing from the rooftops after the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust won a victory against the body that decides its ratepayer funding.

This OCR hike is just the start of the cycle, says Herald economics editor Brian Fallow.

One of the big drivers of economic potential is productivity, which historically has not been a strong point in New Zealand, writes Brian Fallow.

Australia's Future of Financial Advice legislation was intended to create a conflict-free zone.

From a Chinese perspective it makes perfect sense. After more than 20 years of rapid export-led growth it is time to fine-tune the economy, writes Liam Dann.

The strife between Russia and the Ukraine has resulted in a tough week for European stock markets but the NZ bourse has taken no notice of the situation and hit new highs, writes Tamsyn Parker.

Many large players pitched for the Kiwi waste business, but Beijing Capital rolled in with a $950 million cheque, and the deal was done, writes Dita De Boni.

If the issue of inequality and poverty is to loom large in this election year there are a couple of cherished beliefs on both sides of politics that need to surrender to evidence, writes Brian Fallow.

There is a huge amount riding on just how the West deals with Putin's incursion, with the Ukraine merely a pawn in the Russian president's geopolitical chess game, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

The short answer is yes, KiwiSaver is taxed. But taxation isn't the only difference between saving through KiwiSaver and the cash-deposit options.

The economy is not suddenly perfect just because the economic cycle has turned for the better, writes Liam Dann. There is still serious work to be done,