OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Calculating right time to pay off mortgageMary Holm answers questions on finding the best time to pay off your mortgage. Can you pay it off too early? What should you aim for?05 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: KiwiSaver can open door to a first homeGreat news this week. Nearly 11,000 people have used their KiwiSaver accounts in the past year to buy a first home.05 Jul 05:30 PM
TaxAccountant's free tax advice rebukedAn accountant has been rapped over the knuckles and fined for helping family members with their tax returns without holding the necessary qualifications.01 Jul 11:50 PM
OpinionInside Money: Recent publications - briefings from the regulatory perimeterThe Financial Markets Authority has been in publication overdrive this last week or so, spewing forth on a range of topics.01 Jul 09:30 PM
KiwiSaverMore men make use of subsidyMore men than women have used KiwiSaver housing grants to help buy their first home despite thousands more women being signed up to the scheme.01 Jul 05:30 PM
KiwiSaverHome-buyers' Kiwisaver boostThe number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.30 Jun 05:30 PM
TaxInvestor fails to overthrow Trinity tax decisionAn attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.30 Jun 05:30 PM
KiwiSaverKiwibank on FMA target: 'It ain't us'Kiwibank says it is not one of the two KiwiSaver issuers pulled up by the Financial Markets Authority for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.26 Jun 12:20 AM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: KiwiSaver home subsidy rules can be trickyMy husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.24 Jun 05:30 PM
KiwiSaverTranstasman super deal to kick inPeople wanting to transfer their Australian superannuation savings back to New Zealand should expect the process to take around six weeks.23 Jun 05:30 PM
InvestmentMigrants not to blame for housing crisisThe housing crisis in areas like Auckland is not a by-product of migrants buying up residential properties, Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says.23 Jun 01:03 AM
InvestmentPeters bankruptcy extension serves no purpose: QCThere is no good reason for Jamie Peters' bankruptcy to be extended as he faces Official Assignee claims he still has control of significant assets.18 Jun 05:30 PM
InvestmentAussies snap up our homesAustralians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.18 Jun 05:30 PM
Personal FinanceFMA boss calls for end to financial blame gameKiwi investors need to take responsibility for their financial decisions and stop blaming the market regulator every time something goes wrong, says the head of the Financial Markets Authority.14 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: How not to be a dick on Trade MeI've always found the language of Trade Me a little disingenuous. For instance, instead of 'buying stuff' you 'win auctions', writes David Chaplin.12 Jun 09:30 PM
InvestmentDeveloper's auto historyEx-rich-lister Jamie Peters entered into a finance agreement on a luxury car at a time when he was unable to pay debts when they fell due, the High Court heard today.12 Jun 05:30 PM
InvestmentEx-rich lister's funds queriedAlmost $650,000 from the sale of a boat that Jamie Peters had personally used ended up in a bank account which the ex-rich-lister accessed during his bankruptcy.11 Jun 05:30 PM
Personal Finance'$1000 down' property deals backHouse-hunters are seeing a return of "buy-off-the-plans" developments which advertise low deposits and no repayments until completion.11 Jun 05:30 PM
InvestmentDeveloper 'barely survived' on $80kFormer rich-lister Jamie Peters has told the High Court he "barely survived" using $80,000 from a friend's bank account.11 Jun 01:00 AM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Hassle free rules encourage savingsI've just joined KiwiSaver and have to admit I'm a bit confused as to what happens to my money after it comes out of my pay.10 Jun 05:30 PM
TaxInvestors fight tax-dodge rulingTwo groups of investors in the Trinity forestry scheme, found to be a tax avoidance arrangement in 2004, are making fresh attempts to get the 9-year-old decision set aside.06 Jun 05:30 PM
