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Anne Gibson: Victory for homeowners but we all must foot the bill
"Oh, not another leaky building story!" an exasperated colleague complained to me in 2001.

Fran O'Sullivan: Cash donors have expectations
Auckland business people will not be all that surprised that the courts have finally punctured the facade that surrounds donations to local body politicians.

KiwiSaver: Transfering overseas pensions
Transferring pension funds from Britain to New Zealand isn't a straightforward exercise.

Liam Dann: How serious is the dairy price slump?
Liam Dann asks, "How worried should we be about the slump in global dairy prices? After all these years, NZ is still a giant grass-processing factory and milk remains the lifeblood of our economy."

John Drinnan: Digital future? It's arrived
An annual outlook on the media and entertainment industry says we're in a new era, where Kiwi consumers no longer differentiate between the traditional and the digital., writes John Drinnan.

Stock Takes: PowerbyProxi talks set scene for market listing
Technology firm PowerbyProxi has been entertaining fund managers at its College Hill headquarters, suggesting work towards a potential sharemarket listing is gathering momentum.

KiwiSaver: Oz super can be accessed in hard times
If I were to transfer my entire superannuation from Australia and at a later date I fell into financial hardship for health reasons, would I be able to withdraw my funds with KiwiSaver.

Liam Dann: Don't let bad apples ruin new boom
Reports that companies are being turned away and told they are not ready for market listing are heartening, writes Liam Dann. Certainly there is no upside for investment banks in being associated with a turkey of a float.

Wynne Gray: Blindside picks pose a revolving puzzle
If the template the selectors are seeking at No8 is best demonstrated by Read then Vito looks the best bet to mirror that style of play, writes Wynne Gray.

Brian Gaynor: Abano chairman a 'bear hug' survivor
The takeover offer versus scheme of arrangement controversy is in the spotlight again.

Stock Takes: Profit vs. growth in tech IPOs
It was a tale of two very different technology companies when Gentrack and Serko announced listing plans on Monday.

John Drinnan: News - TVNZ doesn't get it
Television New Zealand is adamant the scrapping of up to 12 journalists' jobs because of cuts at 20/20 is not linked to an expensive makeover, writes John Drinnan.

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.

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: Spending lift really a cut
Budget 2014 lifts government spending by $1.5 billion or 2 per cent in the coming year but that will represent a cut in real per capita terms, writes Brian Fallow.

Inside Money: Why pension-pinching is not on the transtasman to-do list
As per its pre-budget propaganda, the Australian government has put its aging population on notice: retirement has been postponed.

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.