Finance
Crowdfunding isn't seen as competition to angel network
The lending sector is becoming increasingly heavily populated - what with crowd funding, peer to peer lending, and angel investing along with the more traditional banking and finance companies. Audio
Planning not income the key to retiring comfortably
Simone Robbers is the Financial Markets Authority's director of primary markets and investor resources. Audio
Over 50s not prepared for retirement - survey
A new study has found many over-50 year olds are failing to adequately save for retirement. Audio
Effects of financial pressures on tertiary students
Nearly 44 percent of full time students say they don't have enough money to meet their basic needs, according to a new survey of five thousand students conducted by the New Zealand Union of Students'… Audio
The FIRE inside
Jane Kelsey is a professor of law at the University of Auckland and a long-time critic of free trade deals. Her latest book The Fire Economy critiques the financialisation of the economy and argues… Audio
Steady confidence in financial markets
Confidence in New Zealand's financial markets has remained steady. Audio
Greece pushes new proposals for debt deal
The head of the Eurogroup finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem, s welcoming Greece's latest proposals to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt. Audio
A warning against rushing to lock in mortgages
A mortgage broker is warning against rushing to lock in mortgages, saying there's a good chance the rates from 6 months to 5 years could all come under the 5% mark - something not seen in decades. Audio
Banks rush to slash mortgage rates after OCR cut
Banks have rushed to slash their mortgage rates after the central bank cut the Official Cash Rate for the first time in more than four years. The Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler, says the… Audio
Murray Horn reflects on his 4 decades in finance and business
Murray Horn has had a four decade career in finance and business traversing senior public service leadership positions. He was at Treasury during the sweeping economic reforms of the fourth Labour… Audio
Financial Breaking Point
How much belt tightening, lack of pay rises, and rates increases can people take? Audio
Finance firms patenting more to shave more time off trading
A new study has found that finance firms are patenting more and more as they race to shave even more time off trading and beat out rivals. Audio
Business with Rod Oram
The major change in financial and securities legislation that came into effect on Monday and a major lawsuit in the kiwifruit industry. Audio
Markets Update for 10 October 2014
The New Zealand dollar fell more than a US cent overnight, after the International Monetary Fund indicated the global economic recovery is weak and uneven. The sharemarket fell more than… Audio
The New Zealand dollar finds a floor
The New Zealand dollar appears to have finally found a floor following yesterday's jawboning down from the central bank governor which sent it to its lowest level in more than a year. Audio
Chinese factory data offsets fears on markets of slowdown
Latest economic figures from China have offset fears of a hard landing for now, but its not all good news. Audio