At the end of a long, hot silly season, the corporate reporting season - which kicks off this week - comes as welcome relief for followers of business news.

The economic benefits from the Trans Pacific Partnership, if it eventuates, are seriously overstated and may well be outweighed by the costs, writes Brian Fallow.

Abbott has asked Key to ensure NZ concentrates its efforts on trade and relationships with the Pacific, writes Fran O'Sullivan. NZ is also roped into the B20 (business initiative).

I am 56 years old and still work full time, but I have not yet joined KiwiSaver.

The more energy efficient your business, the lower your energy spend. Reduced cost, improved bottom line. It's so obvious, writes Greg Visser.

The Reserve Bank is announcing its OCR decision this morning. Brian Fallow looks at whether interest rates need to rise as high as they did in the last cycle.

The plain fact is that in industry after industry, Australians have a longer stride, writes Brian Fallow. As long as that remains true, they will outpace us and the gap in incomes and living standards will widen.

Asked about the KiwiSaver myths he has heard most often, Mercer's NZ managing director Martin Lewington comes up with five off the top of his head.

I'm considering signing my kids up for KiwiSaver, in part to get the $1000 kickstart but will also make regular contributions.

Well, this was supposed to be the quirky, light-hearted year-ender column, full of whimsical reflections on the big business events of 2013.

So should we look on the TPP with hope or dread? Impossible to say until we know what "it" is, writes Brian Fallow. It doesn't help that these meetings are conducted with all the secrecy of a papal election.

Auditor-General Lyn Provost is keeping a watching brief on Auckland Council chief executive Doug McKay's review of Mayor Len Brown's possible use of council resources.

Australia's automotive and aviation industries appear to be on the brink of collapse, writes Liam Dann. Holden is considering pulling its manufacturing operations out of the lucky country.

Borrowers need to be aware that current market pricing implies a rise in interest rates of around 2 percentage points over the next two years, writes Brian Fallow.

If there's any compromises that have to be made to persuade native birds to become urbanised, it's surely time for humans to do the bending, writes Brian Rudman.

Trade, trade facilitation, productive investment and movement of labour will be on the agenda and NZ will be able to play a constructive role, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Liam Dann considers the extremely difficult diplomatic position NZ could face this century as China grows in economic strength and asserts its political muscle.

There's never been a better time to be a journalist or a news junkie, writes Liam Dann.

'Not really such a great idea" is senior actuary Geoff Rashbrooke's verdict on Peter Dunne's Flexi-Super proposal. writes Brian Fallow.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown made a reasonable fist of fronting up to key Auckland businesspeople yesterday at the Herald's annual Project Auckland luncheon.

I read your interesting recent article on the Welcome Home Loan and believe it might apply to our returning daughter

It may be six months or so before the Reserve Bank begins to raise the official cash rate, but monetary tightening is already under way, writes Brian Fallow.

The praise which Finance Minister Bill English heaped on the NZ Super on its 10th anniversary last week has a hollow ring to it, writes Brian Fallow.

Kiwis need to brace themselves for an economic boom, writes Liam Dann, because after years in the doldrums we may not be prepared for the rebound that's coming.

The Financial Services Council has put up a proposal for tax reform which MPs on both sides of the House should be able to support.

First it was their banks that were "too big to fail" - now it's the United States Government itself which has been deemed to be so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

The Labour Party under David Cunliffe already looks sharper than the David Shearer version, writes Liam Dann, when it comes to picking up on business and economic issues and turning them into ammunition for political attack.