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![BNZ makes play at youth market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
BNZ makes play at youth market
BNZ has launched a marketing push to capture a bigger share of the youth market by launching a new internet banking product.
![Lender loses patience with Allied Farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Lender loses patience with Allied Farmers
Allied Farmers has two weeks to repay a $500,000 loan plus interest of about $40,000.
![Whistleblower reward scheme possible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Whistleblower reward scheme possible
New Zealand is considering a system which would pay whistleblowers to come forward with fraud-related tips.
![Mary Holm: Keeping inheritance after partner splits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Mary Holm: Keeping inheritance after partner splits
My adult daughter - my only child - has been living with her partner for nearly four years in a relationship that may or may not last - it seems to be up and down.
![Traps to avoid when you decide to do a budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Traps to avoid when you decide to do a budget
Tramping and personal finance epiphanies seem to go hand and hand. It's surprising how often the conversation turns to personal finance on my weekend tramps.
![Helen Twose: Homeowners can lean on savings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Helen Twose: Homeowners can lean on savings
When KiwiSaver started, members could choose to put up to half of their own KiwiSaver contributions towards repaying the mortgage on their home.
![Bank push to change KiwiSaver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bank push to change KiwiSaver
Default provider arrangements for KiwiSaver do not encourage financial literacy and should be ditched, says state-owned Kiwibank.
![Watchdog still mulling Hanover charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Watchdog still mulling Hanover charges
The SFO has spent longer considering charges after the Hanover collapse than in the case of any other finance company it has probed.
![Women lag in retirement savings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Women lag in retirement savings
New KiwiSaver figures confirm fears that women aren't keeping up with men on retirement saving.
![KiwiSaver: Who's in line when death strikes?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver: Who's in line when death strikes?
Who is entitled to KiwiSaver funds when the person paying into it dies without leaving a will?
![Stock Takes: Busy year ahead for NZX listings?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stock Takes: Busy year ahead for NZX listings?
This year is shaping up to be a very busy one for new sharemarket listings...
![Inside Money: Flesch test - in search of an easy hereinafterlife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Inside Money: Flesch test - in search of an easy hereinafterlife
New Zealand's insurance companies can make things a little easier on their long-suffering readers...
![New players in KiwiSaver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
New players in KiwiSaver
The prospect of three new players in the KiwiSaver market is being welcomed as good news for investors despite there being more than 50 active schemes.