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<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Financial hub is a distant dream
On the face of it there is something risible, if not absurd, about any sentence with "New Zealand" and "financial hub" in it.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Divorce - it's bigger than the law
Lawyers are lawyers and although they can be extremely useful, their training to look at the dark side of every transaction does not help you move towards the light.
<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Enforced savings are a homeowner's advantage
Although renting may be better financially, when you bring common behaviour into the mix the advantage evaporates.
<i>Stock takes</i>: Spinning it wide? not wide enough
The Securities Commission's announcement yesterday that it had laid criminal charges against the directors of Lombard Finance & Investments was no surprise.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Why the Budget will be a miserly affair
Anyone wondering why a belt-tightening Budget on May 20 is inevitable need look no further than the latest monthly Crown accounts.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Fear-mongering doesn't compute
Fran O'Sullivan notes a contradiction emerging in the utterings of Fonterra on the one hand, and Federated Farmers on the other.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Deal with the fraudsters
Fran O'Sullivan writes that it is time New Zealand authorities were given the ability to issue a permanent ban against errant company directors.
<i>Andrew Stone:</i> Tiger ad shows Nike at their brilliant best
Former Saatchi & Saatchi NZ CEO Andrew Stone praises Nike for sticking by their man, Tiger Woods.
<i>Stock takes</i>: Shares flying high as market recovers
Fast food retailer Restaurant Brands not only served up a strong result this week but has also had the best performing share price in the last year.