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NZ Investment Governance Survey 2011 - Report

28 November 2011

Russell Investments, with the support of Workplace Savings NZ, has surveyed the investment governance structures of a representative sample of 29 superannuation schemes.  The results of the inaugural survey are now available - click here to download a copy of this report. 

Saving us from super suffering

19 November 2011

Workplace Savings New Zealand head Bruce Kerr calls the day all workers join KiwiSaver "miracle day".

Slow start for financial services dispute scheme

18 October 2011

A new financial services dispute resolution scheme expected a mountain more complaints in its first year of operation.

Submission on the Financial Markets Conduct Bill

6 September 2011

Click here to see a copy of the Workplace Savings NZ submission to the MED on the Financial Markets Conduct Bill Exposure Draft.

Automatic KiwiSaver enrolment pondered

4 August 2011

Enrolling everyone who is in work into KiwiSaver remains on the table as both Labour and National consider their election savings plans. Prime Minister John Key was keen to get more people enrolled in the superannuation scheme but stopped short of supporting automatic enrolment.

Grandfathering employer super schemes 'not credible'

4 August 2010

A Government suggestion to force the closure of employer-based defined contribution superannuation plans is a "bombshell" and "not a credible option", according to a commercial lawyer specialising in superannuation.

Super windfall for NZ

19 May 2009

Thousands of Kiwis who left behind money in Australian pension funds could be in for a multibillion-dollar windfall from "lost accounts".  The Government could also boost its tax take by tens of millions of dollars if Kiwis bring home pension money earned in Australia.