Mortgage Rates Commentary

More mortgage advisers embarce KiwiSaver

Monday, June 22nd 2026

KiwiSaver is the flavour d'jour at the moment (and probably will be all the way into the election). Yesterday National announced that, if re-elected, it would make KiwiSaver compulsory. 

Meanwhile, trail commission is disappearing with Westpac and AIA disappearing from mortgage advisers' toolkit.

As we report today, mortgage advisers are now looking to KiwiSaver as a replacement income stream. [MORE DETAILS HERE]

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