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Inside Money: Lawyers rewrite new act for advisers

I once witnessed a role play exercise based on what an adviser should do when faced with a client who insists on buying a rubbish investment...

Damien Grant: Hold yourself to account

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Brian Gaynor: Phobia of local investment holding us back

Managed fund stats show depth of savings crisis facing New Zealand.

Diana Clement: It's worth counting actual cost of KiwiSaver

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Diana Clement: Taxman to stop people minimising wealth

Come Friday the tax goalposts are shifting and the changes are likely to affect many readers' back pockets.

Downunder disasters cost insurer $3.5b

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Mary Holm: Nothing beats security of buying

Banks just too big to fail? Iceland shows otherwise

Decision to let banks go under looks smarter by the day, in contrast to Ireland's costly bailout, reports Yalman Onaran.

KiwiSaver has homebuyers in a muddle

Understanding how to use the KiwiSaver first-home assistance scheme is proving so difficult some people are giving up.

<i>Diana Clement</i>: Save more, but watch for the naughty bits

<i>Mary Holm</i>: What to do about dead money

<i>Inside Money:</i> Big and bigger: what does it mean for the little people?

What happens to New Zealander when AMP buys up the local assets of AXA?