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Brian Fallow: Anti-rort law hits forest good guys
Under its equivalent of the cover of darkness Parliament has legislated to stop a rort by a subset of a subset of participants in the emissions trading scheme.

KiwiSaver: Moving funds across the Tasman tricky
I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".

Inside Money: ANZ surrenders staff super scheme to KiwiSaver
One of NZ’s largest stand-alone employer superannuation scheme, the $230 million plus ANZ National Bank Staff fund is winding up.

Brian Fallow: Balancing immigration a tricky task
You can have too much of a good thing, as the saying goes, and right now it is a live question whether immigration is one of those good things, writes Brian Fallow.

Fran O'Sullivan: Facts needed about foreign ownership
Fran O'Sullivan asks, "Why is it that NZ still does not have comprehensive statistics to inform governments when it comes to making critical policy decisions on foreign ownership?"

KiwiSaver: Broader options decrease provider risk
I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.

Brian Fallow: How to get benefit from surpluses
With today's Budget expected to herald a return to surpluses - skinny next year but plumper in the following years - it is time to start thinking about what to do with them, writes Brian Fallow.

Inside Money: Capital punishment relief can ease pain for KiwiSavers
The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax regime for retirement saving that we have been able to find in the developed world".

Liam Dann: National needs to dish up comfort
This is a Budget that needs to be familiar and reassuring, writes Liam Dann. National will be banking on English reminding middle NZ that we've survived the GFC in good shape.

Brian Gaynor: Refining shareholder faces unequal battle
A hopelessly one-sided conflict will be renewed in Ruakaka, Northland, on Thursday.

Brian Fallow: The sceptics' case on Labour's plan
The contrary view to Labour's plan for monetary policy and savings goes broadly like this: It is a cute idea but it won't work, writes Brian Fallow.

Fran O'Sullivan: Key pulls chain on Crusher Collins
Fran O'Sullivan asks, "What pushed Key to the point where he applied the choke chain to the Cabinet's Rottweiler? Pity Key didn't yank the chain earlier."

Liam Dann: US will be silver bullet for NZ dollar
There's a lot of debate about a silver bullet solution for New Zealand's high dollar, writes Liam Dann. The good news is there is one. The bad news is that we have no control over it.

Inside Money: Keep KiwiSaver tidy - why it doesn't need messing with
Labour’s proposal to transform KiwiSaver into a direct instrument of monetary policy has generated acres of comment.

Fran O'Sullivan: Flaws in Labour's inflation plan
If Labour finance spokesman David Parker is proposing a job swap with the Reserve Bank Governor he should say so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Inside Money: How default apathy keeps fees high
Australia’s A$1.7 trillion super system has come in for another mauling, this time at the hands of “independent think tank”, the Grattan Institute.

Inside Money: Old selfies could help you save
By age 67 I will, according to a digitally-imagined version of my future self look equal parts ex-coalminer and chimpanzee.

Fran O'Sullivan: Aussie trade deals hold risks for NZ
Australia is on track to notch what experts are calling an "Asia Inc" trade trifecta.

KiwiSaver: Looking for a DIY option on KiwiSaver
In Australia, where contributing to superannuation is compulsory, there is an option for DIY super funds, ie you manage it yourself.

Diana Clement: Second time round raises new problems
Blended families are common in New Zealand.

Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra ramps up China strategy
Fonterra has come to a compelling realisation it will need to develop "Chinese feet".

China Business: Fran O'Sullivan: A political hot potato...
Is big end of China town's NZ investment a political issue, asks Fran O'Sullivan.

Liam Dann: Tech wreck fears rise
The United States tech sector has taken a hammering and investor sentiment has turned against so-called "growth" stocks, writes Liam Dann.

John Drinnan: War and peace on the air
Warring between MediaWorks' radio and TV arms has calmed since new owners took over in November, writes John Drinnan.