OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Now's the time to tackle that financial homeworkIf ever there was a time to do all those financial tasks you've been putting off, it's this week.30 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Botulism scare shows we need to lift our gameFonterra "got away with it" over the botulism scare - but NZ's reputation took a big hit in China and that won't suddenly be undone, writes Liam Dann.28 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: House ownership via firm a grey areaI generally have a good understanding of KiwiSaver, in that withdrawing money has to be for your first home and your principal place of residence.26 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Mighty River makes Meridian a hard sellPrime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English have revealed a new strategy for the Meridian Energy share offering.23 Aug 10:28 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: No excuses for not saving or acting your wageSome people need a hit between the eyes before they'll change their errant financial ways.23 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Spierings leads charge of changeRebuilding internal trust is important as there will be many Fonterra employees dismayed at the affair and the damage it has suffered, writes Fran O'Sullivan.20 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Mistakes put focus on company cultureCulture - it's a word that can be filled with meaning or thrown about in a way that means nothing at all.18 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Home-buying ban runs high risksIt's risky policy for a liberal, left-of-centre party because it leaves them open to accusations of xenophobia, writes Liam Dann.28 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Cherish your good credit record, it's worth guardingCredit scores are important - guard yours well. A good credit score is essential for getting a mortgage, business finance and perhaps even a job.27 Jul 02:49 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Active funds best allround use of KiwiSaverThe KiwiSaver active versus passive debate has been reignited following recent articles by Diana Clement in the Business Herald, Paul McBeth in the Listener and Rob Stock, the money editor of the Sunday Star-Times, in an Auckland suburban newspaper.26 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Retirees can stick with schemeCould you please tell me if I will be able to continue in my KiwiSaver scheme as I joined in July 2008, so almost five years ago.22 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Rising inequality largely a mythThe idea that New Zealand has become one of the most unequal societies in the developed world is just not supported by the data, writes Brian Fallow.17 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Govt's political fears ought to be testedRadioLIVE has dubbed Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee the Minister of No, writes Fran O'Sullivan. It is a label that might just stick after his frank response to Auckland Mayor Len Brown's latest foray into transport funding.16 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Courting of home buyers tawdryIf John Key was genuine in his concern about being disadvantaged relative to property investors he could legislate to reduce the tax advantages, writes Brian Fallow.10 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: No use crying over spill in coffee priceCommodities are at the mercy of some unprecedented global trends...07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Transit lounge limboAny traveller who has experienced a glacier-slow wait in an international transit lounge might have some sympathy for American defector Edward Snowden.04 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Synlait calls and investors jumpFull marks to Synlait bosses Graham Milne and John Penno for hanging tough in the post-global financial crisis environment and going offshore.25 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Prospects gloomy for SOE floats"Was it greed or was it just a case of really bad timing?" asks Liam Dann. "Probably the latter, as the Government must have been hoping for a result which would help promote the next three asset sales to New Zealanders."23 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Dunne's tax stewardship will be missedJudging by Peter Dunne's Twitter feed, he had become obsessed by the agency's wayward behaviour and was very much focused on civil liberties, writes Fran O'Sullivan.11 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall Business: Rush is on for firms to collaborateFor some start-up businesses, collaborating with other like-minded companies is something they do from day one.09 Jun 09:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Electricity chief zaps regulation schemeBrian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.05 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanSynlait's secrets of success in ChinaIt remains an area crying out for regulatory oversight in case missteps by smaller players screw the market for our champions, writes Fran O'Sullivan.04 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: NZ firms must lift game with ChinaSince John Key's celebratory mission there in April, there has been a series of difficult and costly issues dogging New Zealand trade with China, writes Liam Dann.02 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: More professionalism needed with ChinaFonterra would have been startled to wake up yesterday to the Herald's front-page photo of Sir Henry van der Heyden emblazoned with "Don't ever trust them", writes Fran O'Sullivan.28 May 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Workers can make employers' paymentsI have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.27 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Going on with asset sales risky businessWhat the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.22 May 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: IRD can help sort Novopay problemsYour savings invested in a KiwiSaver scheme and any returns generated by those savings are not guaranteed.20 May 05:30 PM
