I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".

One of NZ’s largest stand-alone employer superannuation scheme, the $230 million plus ANZ National Bank Staff fund is winding up.

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 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?"

I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.

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.

As per its pre-budget propaganda, the Australian government has put its aging population on notice: retirement has been postponed.

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.

A hopelessly one-sided conflict will be renewed in Ruakaka, Northland, on Thursday.

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 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."

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.

Labour’s proposal to transform KiwiSaver into a direct instrument of monetary policy has generated acres of comment.

What we got from Labour's finance spokesman David Parker on Tuesday was a much broader economic policy than that would imply, writes Brian Fallow.

New Zealand is well positioned to capitalise on the largely favourable global trends.

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

Australia is on track to notch what experts are calling an "Asia Inc" trade trifecta.

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

Blended families are common in New Zealand.

Fonterra has come to a compelling realisation it will need to develop "Chinese feet".

Is big end of China town's NZ investment a political issue, asks Fran O'Sullivan.

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

Warring between MediaWorks' radio and TV arms has calmed since new owners took over in November, writes John Drinnan.

Technology stocks have been through a roller-coaster of a ride this week leaving investors wondering if it's the start of a crash or just a temporary blip.

The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes glum reading.

To date, technology has failed miserably to reduce the costs of finance to end consumers.