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Mary Holm: Double your money - and then some

10 July 2017

NZ Herald: This week we follow up on last week's column about a survey on how readers have done in KiwiSaver.
Many of the respondents made comments about the scheme, so we'll look into some of those this week. More>

What you need to save for a comfy retirement

10 July 2017

Auckland Scoop: The gap between income and expenditure for New Zealand retirees continues to shrink, but rising housing and household utility bills mean most Kiwis’ superannuation payments still don’t cover their costs of living, says a leading personal finance academic. MORE>

Get Sorted: Why KiwiSaver balances go up... and down

17 May 2017

New Zealand Herald: Quick question: what's the difference between a savings account and a KiwiSaver account?

KiwiSaver hits $40b, but balances stay low

17 May 2017

New Zealand Herald: Strong investment growth has boosted the value of KiwiSaver to over $40 billion but individual balances remain low for many despite the scheme running for nearly 10 years.

BT/Westpac funds clean-up sees off Vanguard…

1 May 2017

InvestmentnewsNZ: Westpac KiwiSaver has dropped Vanguard as global equities manager for its default fund in the first phase of an across-the-board ethical-cleansing at its investment management division. More>  

One in three Kiwis has no money plan for retirement

28 April 2017

NZ Herald: Young people were the least likely to have a money plan, but even among older people, only 41 per cent knew how much they would need for retirement. More>  

Growing divide in risk profile hits KiwiSaver returns, MJW survey

24 April 2017

InvestmentNewsNZ: Divergent asset allocations have come to the fore again in the KiwiSaver market with Milford Asset Management producing stand-out results – at both ends of the scale, the latest Melville Jessup Weaver (MJW) quarterly investment survey shows.  More>  

Simplicity cuts global credit on ESG concerns

24 April 2017

 InvestmentNewsNZ: Fund disrupter firm, Simplicity, has sold down its global credit investments due to a lack of suitably-priced screened options. More>  

Statistics New Zealand private super research released

21 April 2017

This article by Statistics New Zealand looks at private superannuation, one of the ways wealth is distributed in New Zealand. More>  

ANZ keen to keep KiwiSaver business

10 April 2017

Interest.co.nz: When the ANZ Banking Group gets around to "considering" the future of its New Zealand wealth unit, one thing it won't be doing is selling its KiwiSaver business, CEO Shayne Elliott says. More>