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Wednesday, June 18th 2025
KiwiSaver is the future of financial advice: Bascand
More than a million people will be seeking advice on their KiwiSaver, Harbour Asset Management co-chief executive Andrew Bascand says.
News > KiwiSaver
Wednesday, June 18th 2025
More than a million people will be seeking advice on their KiwiSaver, Harbour Asset Management co-chief executive Andrew Bascand says.
Thursday, May 22nd 2025
The Government is increasing contribution rates to KiwiSaver, but at the same time reducing, and in some cases, removing the member tax credit.
Tuesday, May 06th 2025
Boutique providers have taken out the top spots in Consumer New Zealand’s KiwiSaver survey with Generate awarded People’s Choice.
Tuesday, May 06th 2025
Investment platform Sharesies is turning its mind to how it can work more closely with advisors now it has its latest KiwiSaver scheme options up and running.
Wednesday, April 23rd 2025
Milford Asset Management’s KiwiSaver funds enjoyed a better performance than all other KiwiSaver funds in the March quarter but returns were generally poor, the latest Melville Jessup Weaver survey shows.
Thursday, April 10th 2025
Advisers will need to do plenty of client hand-holding as balances increasingly battle volatility and managers delve into more illiquid assets, according to research house Morningstar.
Thursday, March 27th 2025
There remains no real incentive for clients to direct extra contributions into KiwiSaver, so long as New Zealand is still a global outlier in its choice of tax structure around retirement savings, according to one financial advisory firm leader.
Wednesday, March 05th 2025
As KiwiSaver balances continue to swell the scheme is becoming a cash cow for investment managers, prompting one industry observer to question why there is not more downward pressure on fees.
Wednesday, February 19th 2025
With confidence in KiwiSaver underpinned by members’ ability to switch funds types and providers at a drop of hat, just how that will marry with long-term investment in potentially illiquid private assets remains in question.
Thursday, February 06th 2025
The latest Morningstar KiwiSaver report shows the largest provider, ANZ with $22 billion under management, continues to be outperformed by most other providers in the core diversified fund categories.
Friday, January 31st 2025
There appears to be an appetite among KiwiSaver members to take home less pay now in order to boost their retirement savings, according to a survey by investment platform Sharesies
Friday, January 17th 2025
Sharesies is a recent arrival on the KiwiSaver scene but says it’s finding favour with customers who access all their investments in one place.
Friday, January 10th 2025
KiwiSaver members will likely be keeping a closer eye on their balances as their pot grows but for most a straightforward management approach remains the best fit, says Milford Asset Management’s Head of KiwiSaver and Retail.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024
KiwiSaver providers are questioning whether they are adequately equipped to deal with hardship applications, with some wanting to see a centralised service established for savers who need to access their funds.
Tuesday, November 12th 2024
The KiwiSaver pot grew by $7 billion to $117.6 billion in the third quarter of this year with QuayStreet, Milford and Generate highlighted as some of the strong performers over the long term.
Saturday, October 19th 2024
Bumping up KiwiSaver contributions and introducing a carer’s savings credit for those with young children are among the improvement measures identified in a new report benchmarking New Zealand against other countries’ pension systems.
Friday, October 11th 2024
Generate KiwiSaver makes another investment into private equity.
Monday, October 07th 2024
Andrea Malcolm looks at the latest KiwiSaver data from Melville Jessup Weaver and finds out who the big winners are over recent years.
Tuesday, September 24th 2024
The March 2024 reporting year for KiwiSaver showed the strongest growth in total funds since 2021 and passed the $100 billion milestone, according to the Financial Markets Authority.
Wednesday, September 11th 2024
Sharesies KiwiSaver members can now combine multiple base funds instead of having to choose only one for their KiwiSaver scheme.
Wednesday, August 28th 2024
Two of the newer KiwiSaver schemes chalked up larger losses in their latest financial year.
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| Unity First Home Buyer special | 4.29 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.85 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.85 |
| ICBC | 4.85 |
| TSB Special | 4.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.89 |
| ASB Bank | 4.89 |
| Westpac Special | 4.89 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.89 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.89 |
| Nelson Building Society | 4.93 |
| ICBC | 4.95 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.95 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.95 |
| Wairarapa Building Society | 4.95 |
| TSB Special | 4.95 |
| ANZ Special | 4.95 |
| ASB Bank | 4.95 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.95 |
| Westpac Special | 4.95 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.95 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.39 |
| Westpac Special | 5.39 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.59 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.59 |
| BNZ - Classic | 5.59 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.59 |
| ASB Bank | 5.59 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.79 |
| ANZ | 5.79 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.94 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 4.44 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 5.95 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.99 |
| Pepper Money Prime | 6.29 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 6.35 |
| Kiwibank | 6.35 |
| TSB Special | 6.39 |
| Kainga Ora | 6.44 |
