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John Drinnan: Digital future? It's arrived

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.

Stock Takes: PowerbyProxi talks set scene for market listing

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

Inside Money: Adviser X stumped by sloppy admin

Brian Fallow: Carbon tax policy classic Greens

The Greens are open to negotiating offsetting subsidies to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed firms whose survival might be threatened by their proposed carbon tax.

Fran O'Sullivan: New watchdog barks at Reserve Bank

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett has yet to be inducted into the club, writes Fran O'Sullivan. That's why he brings a refreshing outsider's view to the task of being New Zealand's markets watchdog.

Inside Money: Keeping finance regular: new regulations in the pipeline

Wynne Gray: Blindside picks pose a revolving puzzle

If the template the selectors are seeking at No8 is best demonstrated by Read then Vito looks the best bet to mirror that style of play, writes Wynne Gray.

KiwiSaver: Oz super can be accessed in hard times

If I were to transfer my entire superannuation from Australia and at a later date I fell into financial hardship for health reasons, would I be able to withdraw my funds with KiwiSaver.

Brian Fallow: Balancing immigration a tricky task

You can have too much of a good thing, as the saying goes, and right now it is a live question whether immigration is one of those good things, writes Brian Fallow.

Fran O'Sullivan: Facts needed about foreign ownership

Fran O'Sullivan asks, "Why is it that NZ still does not have comprehensive statistics to inform governments when it comes to making critical policy decisions on foreign ownership?"

Inside Money: Default KiwiSaver schemes reveal their instruments

KiwiSaver: Broader options decrease provider risk

I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.

Brian Fallow: Spending lift really a cut

Budget 2014 lifts government spending by $1.5 billion or 2 per cent in the coming year but that will represent a cut in real per capita terms, writes Brian Fallow.

Inside Money: Why pension-pinching is not on the transtasman to-do list

As per its pre-budget propaganda, the Australian government has put its aging population on notice: retirement has been postponed.

Brian Fallow: How to get benefit from surpluses

With today's Budget expected to herald a return to surpluses - skinny next year but plumper in the following years - it is time to start thinking about what to do with them, writes Brian Fallow.

Inside Money: Capital punishment relief can ease pain for KiwiSavers

The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax regime for retirement saving that we have been able to find in the developed world".