OpinionInside Money: Why the financial sales model should be in better shapeOne of the FMA's key areas of interest next year will be the world of KiwiSaver.15 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Lima's main gain - We're all in it togetherAt least the global climate change conference at Lima was not a train wreck, like Copenhagen five years ago.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Tax number key to getting Oz super hereI've read a few articles about bringing Australian super across to KiwiSaver. I worked in Sydney for a year back in 2000.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGraham McGregorGraham McGregor: One of the most valuable marketing investments you'll ever make14 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: The dark side of a KiwiSaver holidayThe sea, the sun, the sand – what’s not to like? Unless it’s a holiday that ends up setting you back $136,400…14 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Oil-price plunge rattling marketsThe dynamic of the new oil shock is moving fast - maybe too fast for the fragile global economic recovery, writes Liam Dann.14 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Petrol price still too highThe sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.12 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Doing your best for kids once you're goneDo you want to go to the grave knowing your hard-earned savings won't be wasted? Would you like to ensure little Holly or Olly can use the money only to buy a home?12 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Sustainable fund not so sustainableI am disappointed that my KiwiSaver provider, ASB, has decided to close down its FirstChoice KiwiSaver Scheme, and in particular the Global Sustainability Fund.12 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Pirate Bay resurfaces... or does it?Readers have contacted me to say The Pirate Bay torrent site is up and running again, after it went down following a raid.12 Dec 12:30 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Second chance for lawyer who ticked wrong boxA South African lawyer who suppressed his "out of control" history has been deemed fit and proper to be a lawyer in NZ.11 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow: Riding the dairy monsterA $6 billion drop in dairy farmers' incomes this season is a blow to the wider economy, no question, writes Brian Fallow. But it's not all bad.11 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: The Pirate Bay sunk again - this time for good?Is this new raid the last final curtain for The Pirate Bay, which is now run by unknown people?10 Dec 11:06 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Fonterra still in a state of denialThere is one salient comment in the report by Queens Counsel Miriam Dean into the WPC80 incident that ought to give Fonterra's directors and shareholders cause for concern: "A company that is....09 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Super smart deal aims to activate NZ passive investorsThe NZX-owned KiwiSaver scheme, Smartkiwi, will be closed early next year following the stock exchange's purchase of Superlife.08 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: This. Is. Not. Your. Money.Borrowing against your equity is some of the cheapest money out there (as opposed to credit cards), writes Tom Hartmann. But here are the pitfalls.07 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionDebbie Mayo-SmithDebbie Mayo-Smith: Is Xero the new Apple?How many accountants will soon be out of a job because they are not tech-oriented, or open to redesigning their business?07 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Tax-free shopping has a costAustralian retail billionaire Solomon Lew has declared war on his Government's failure to charge GST for overseas goods bought online.07 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scaleCloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.04 Dec 11:05 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Radio rivals play a pricey gameThe world is going digital, but MediaWorks and NZME. are still spending millions of dollars on ye olde radio frequencies.04 Dec 08:50 PM
OpinionStock Takes: Jetpack firm tips potential big investorMartin Aircraft Company has extended its IPO for two weeks as the firm negotiates with a potential investor that could become a cornerstone shareholder.04 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Mysterious ways of delivering justiceThey say what goes around comes around, and so it is for lawyer Boon Gunn Hong whose excessive suspension has been quashed on appeal.04 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper networkEveryone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.02 Dec 08:41 PM
OpinionRobyn PearceRobyn Pearce: One tiny improvement every day will change your lifeBy focusing on a 1 per cent daily improvement in any area of life, you'll become more effective in a short period of time, writes Robyn Pearce. .02 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Oh dear! Forecasting long term returnsA central component in the reform of the financial planning industry is education but this notion comes with problems.02 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Revolution on the business frontLabour Leader Andrew Little has staked out valuable new territory with his announcement of a Future Work Commission.02 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Year of hacks, text amnesia and tweetsHow did we react to the erosion of democratic rights by attack bloggers and the rise of executive power? Mostly with a collective shrug, writes Chris Barton.01 Dec 08:30 PM