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![Tin hats off to shareholders' hero](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Tin hats off to shareholders' hero
Activist Bruce Sheppard has stepped down as chairman of the Shareholders Association, after more than nine years with the organisation.
![<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Hitting the brick wall of too much debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Hitting the brick wall of too much debt
This makes the decision about choosing to fix or float that little bit tougher.
![Bollard lifts OCR, future hikes likely to be less](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bollard lifts OCR, future hikes likely to be less
While increasing the OCR this morning, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has indicated that future hikes won't be as aggressive as earlier tipped.
![NZ dollar tumbles despite interest rates hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
NZ dollar tumbles despite interest rates hike
The NZ dollar has tumbled this morning, after Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard signalled that future interest rate rises will be more modest than earlier indicated.
![<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Super age alternatives need debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Super age alternatives need debate
Let's assume for the sake of argument that people are more open to the idea of a later age of retirment eligibility than they give us credit for.
![<i>Inside Money</i>: Why we need a better loan shark net](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Inside Money</i>: Why we need a better loan shark net
Lending to the destitute and desperate is a risky business - for both parties - but what sort of profit margins does the average loan shark achieve?
![KiwiSaver money pours into poor performers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver money pours into poor performers
Some of the worst-performing KiwiSaver funds have attracted the most money, data from Morningstar show.
![Strategic Finance trustee calls in the liquidators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Strategic Finance trustee calls in the liquidators
Strategic Finance's trustee has appointed liquidators to the failed property lender - saying they will have wider powers than the receivers to scrutinise deals made.
![NZ dollar jumps to six-month high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
NZ dollar jumps to six-month high
The NZ dollar climbed to a six-month high as a surge in new home sales in the US stoked investors' appetite for higher-yielding, or riskier, assets.