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Call for crackdown on dodgy shell companies
The Commerce Minister wants a crackdown on NZ registered companies implicated overseas in smuggling, money laundering and tax fraud.
Brian Gaynor: Changing the scores unfair to investors
Normalising profits to bury the bottom line shouldn't be the norm.
Success: Rules deliver rewards for advisers
New law creates barriers to would-be financial advisers - and that's good news for some.
Early slips on the road to profit
Private equity may be in rude good health today, but its first 10 years were marked by disharmony and quite a few failures, recalls Martin Goldfinch, ACC private equity manager.
Private equity, Kiwi style
Debt, disaster, and quick flicks? New Zealand private equity firms prefer a lower-profile, longer-term approach, they tell Nick Smith.
Deborah Hill Cone: Wanted: Help, not handouts
Banks are holding on to their money, so why is the Government so generous with ours?
Cheques' days are numbered
The writing is on the wall for the old-fashioned cheque.
Bernard Hickey: Haggle with your bank for returns
Bank profitability in New Zealand is too high and we have to do something about it.
Diana Clement: Read the fine print - and understand it
When it comes to travel insurance there are pitfalls for the unwary.