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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
21st Dec 12, 9:59am
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
21st Dec 12, 8:42am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
20th Dec 12, 10:20am
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
20th Dec 12, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
19th Dec 12, 10:00am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks
19th Dec 12, 8:43am
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The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks
90 seconds at 9 am: US BOP deficit falls; Stocks rise; Greece gets rating rise; investors love China again; RBA focuses on jobs; Mike Smith's $2,700/hour
19th Dec 12, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US BOP deficit falls; Stocks rise; Greece gets rating rise; investors love China again; RBA focuses on jobs; Mike Smith's $2,700/hour
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Cullen is wrong; Too big to jail; 'The drug war is a joke'; White collar penalties; Banking fast track; Dilbert
18th Dec 12, 10:32am
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Cullen is wrong; Too big to jail; 'The drug war is a joke'; White collar penalties; Banking fast track; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: US fiscal negotiations cast a big shadow; confusion of who regulates banks in the eurozone; enormous stimulus expected in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 75.2
18th Dec 12, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US fiscal negotiations cast a big shadow; confusion of who regulates banks in the eurozone; enormous stimulus expected in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 75.2
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Think like a Norwegian economist; Charles Evans; Too big to jail; Bailing out corruption; France on wrong track; Politics more important than economics; Dilbert
17th Dec 12, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Think like a Norwegian economist; Charles Evans; Too big to jail; Bailing out corruption; France on wrong track; Politics more important than economics; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Fairfax sells out of Trade Me; OECD tells RBA to cut rates, tells AU Govt to quit subsidising carmakers; China factories busy; Japan gets new govt
17th Dec 12, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Fairfax sells out of Trade Me; OECD tells RBA to cut rates, tells AU Govt to quit subsidising carmakers; China factories busy; Japan gets new govt
ANZ is the latest bank to remove its short-term fixed rate mortgage 'special' offer; brings its standard rates into line with most other banks
15th Dec 12, 10:05am
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ANZ is the latest bank to remove its short-term fixed rate mortgage 'special' offer; brings its standard rates into line with most other banks
Kiwibank ends its pre-Christmas special, but makes big cuts to 3-5 year fixed rates
14th Dec 12, 1:54pm
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Kiwibank ends its pre-Christmas special, but makes big cuts to 3-5 year fixed rates
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$1 = US84.4c and the TWI at 75.2; Bernanke spells out clearer employment and inflation goals; still no fiscal cliff progress
13th Dec 12, 8:36am
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$1 = US84.4c and the TWI at 75.2; Bernanke spells out clearer employment and inflation goals; still no fiscal cliff progress
How HSBC became the 'preferred financial institution for drug traffickers and money launderers' yet escapes any criminal prosecution in a classic 'moral hazard' case
12th Dec 12, 5:34pm
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How HSBC became the 'preferred financial institution for drug traffickers and money launderers' yet escapes any criminal prosecution in a classic 'moral hazard' case
If you live and work overseas but rent out your New Zealand house, the IRD is proposing to change the rules to draw you back into a New Zealand tax liability. Your view?
11th Dec 12, 10:59am
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If you live and work overseas but rent out your New Zealand house, the IRD is proposing to change the rules to draw you back into a New Zealand tax liability. Your view?
90 seconds at 9 am: House prices rise; loan approvals fall in Australia; Chinese exports slow; EU to accuse banks over more rate manipulation; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.6
11th Dec 12, 8:48am
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90 seconds at 9 am: House prices rise; loan approvals fall in Australia; Chinese exports slow; EU to accuse banks over more rate manipulation; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.6
Surging volumes and prices in Auckland lead the real estate market higher; data reinforces a widening of the gap with the rest of New Zealand
11th Dec 12, 5:57am
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Surging volumes and prices in Auckland lead the real estate market higher; data reinforces a widening of the gap with the rest of New Zealand
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie direction; optimal tax rates; the platinum solution; French fizzer; GE pirouette; 'Lets get fracking'; 'Kill the subsidies'; Dilbert
10th Dec 12, 10:03am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie direction; optimal tax rates; the platinum solution; French fizzer; GE pirouette; 'Lets get fracking'; 'Kill the subsidies'; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Berlusconi to attempt comeback, Monti resigns; China rebounding; Fed poised to expand QE; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.5
10th Dec 12, 8:40am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Berlusconi to attempt comeback, Monti resigns; China rebounding; Fed poised to expand QE; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.5
IRD backtrack confuses employers and employees with ruling that the cost of accommodation when a worker is required to work away from home is taxable income for the employee
8th Dec 12, 10:30am
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IRD backtrack confuses employers and employees with ruling that the cost of accommodation when a worker is required to work away from home is taxable income for the employee
Bernard Hickey on TV One Breakfast discusses how to cool the Auckland housing market
7th Dec 12, 2:50pm
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Bernard Hickey on TV One Breakfast discusses how to cool the Auckland housing market
45 Kiwi tech companies feature in Asia Pacific technology index, with EROAD ranked 10th; seven make the top 100
7th Dec 12, 8:52am
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45 Kiwi tech companies feature in Asia Pacific technology index, with EROAD ranked 10th; seven make the top 100
Long term deposit rates are cut by Westpac, reducing them to their lowest level in more than a decade
7th Dec 12, 7:49am
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Long term deposit rates are cut by Westpac, reducing them to their lowest level in more than a decade
More active shareholders sharpening the focus of boards on governance standards
6th Dec 12, 11:04am
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More active shareholders sharpening the focus of boards on governance standards