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NZ Super double dipping unfairness

25 May 12, 5:17pm, Amanda Morrall
Retirement Policy and Research Centre recommends minimum 25 year residency requirement to qualify for NZ Super. Your thoughts?

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

25 May 12, 11:20am, Amanda Morrall
Butting out; E-erotica; Solo savings; 2/4/6/8 contribution rates; get a job, a second job!

Govt scraps KiwiSaver plan

Updated 24 May 12, 2:08pm, Alex Tarrant
Govt scraps 2014 KiwiSaver auto-enrolment plan in bid to reach surplus in 2014/15 year

Govt eyes NZ$1.4b revenue grab

24 May 12, 2:04pm, Alex Tarrant
Govt eyes NZ$1.4 bln extra revenue over next four years as tobacco excise hiked, mixed-use and livestock rules tightened, tax compliance increased

Key and Parker's solutions to private debt

22 May 12, 9:39am, Alex Tarrant
PM Key, Labour's Parker both wary of NZ's private debt; Key says controlling public debt will keep mortgage rates down, Parker eyes private savings, CGT

Euro-mess won't change Key on Super

Updated 21 May 12, 5:57pm, Alex Tarrant
Key won't budge on Super at 65 stance even if European situation deteriorates to point where govt needs to look at policy changes

KiwiSaver a retirement "reality check"

21 May 12, 9:20am, Amanda Morrall
KiwiSaver credited with raising awareness about retirement readiness but half believe their standard of living will slip after 65.

Preparing for retirement

17 May 12, 11:02am, David Chaston
How retirement saving may be a bigger financial project than buying a home

BNZ eyes 'quality, sustainable KiwiSaver solution'

11 May 12, 4:54pm, Gareth Vaughan
BNZ, the only major bank without its own KiwiSaver scheme, remains coy on plans, but says it wants to grow in the savings market

KiwiSaver to hit 2 million by August

11 May 12, 12:06pm, Amanda Morrall
Membership grows to 1.93 million, on track to reach 2 million this spring. Tax means savers need to top up, says Tower

RBNZ not keen on KiwiSaver regulatory role

10 May 12, 4:37pm, Alex Tarrant
Reserve Bank happy for KiwiSaver to remain outside its prudential supervision umbrella, says FMA's market conduct approach appropriate

It's Hughes v Foss & I'm with Hughes

07 May 12, 4:39pm, Gareth Vaughan
Opinion: Mind the gap, the regulatory one. Why we need regulation of KiwiSaver providers' governance, related party transactions and audits

Home loan affordability

07 May 12, 3:10pm, David Chaston
Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows affordability slides in Auckland but flat elsewhere

KiwiSaver Q&A

04 May 12, 1:48pm, Amanda Morrall
Personal finance editor Amanda Morrall takes a closer look at two provisions for early access to KiwiSaver funds: financial hardship and permanent emigration

No KiwiSaver regulatory gaps, says Foss

Updated 03 May 12, 4:32pm, Gareth Vaughan
No Govt plans to introduce prudential regulation for KiwiSaver providers, Commerce Minister Craig Foss says, despite FMA CEO's concerns

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

03 May 12, 10:03am, Amanda Morrall
Marital mischief; Mark Zuckerberg a renter?!; Facebook's IPO; Making money while you loaf around in bed; Are you ready for compulsory savings?

KiwiSaver 'a regulatory risk'

01 May 12, 5:26pm, Gareth Vaughan
Prudential regulation of KiwiSaver providers 'the bit that's missing,' FMA CEO Sean Hughes says of scheme govt, regulators have 'paramount duty' to ensure works for members

Equities push growth funds to fore in KiwiSaver

Updated 01 May 12, 3:38pm, Amanda Morrall
KiwiSaver 1st quarter 2012 performance rankings; top three plus finisher by peer group.

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

30 Apr 12, 11:12am, Amanda Morrall
The futility of a crap paying job (a case study): How to live an extraordinary life; The importance of planning; The professional class bubble; KiwiSaver at 65

NZ's building society exports

Updated 24 Apr 12, 4:46pm, Gareth Vaughan
Registered here and operating overseas: 3 colourful building societies feature US$5.5 bln of mine assets, Danish regulatory wrath, and a ready mix concrete expert

KiwiSaver Q&A

24 Apr 12, 3:58pm, Amanda Morrall
In today's Q&A: under 18s and KiwiSaver; early access of KiwiSaver dollars and first quarter performance preview with Craig Simpson

Do you believe....in financial advice

17 Apr 12, 2:41pm, Amanda Morrall
Personal finance editor Amanda Morrall asks whether financial advice is worth paying for; what's your experience? Good, bad or ugly. RSVP

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

16 Apr 12, 11:18am, Amanda Morrall
"Magic savings" number is 18%; The price of financial advice; Precious (metal) investments and fear; Hotel Wifi; The Real Steel $2 million competition

KiwiSaver Q&A: What if NZ becomes a PIIG?

13 Apr 12, 3:13pm, Amanda Morrall
KiwiSaver Q&A: If the New Zealand government joins the PIIGS, what are the repercussions for my KiwiSaver?

Time to do away with default providers?

05 Apr 12, 4:25pm, Amanda Morrall
Retirement researcher calls for end to KiwiSaver auto-enrollment & thus the elimination of default providers who've been dealt an unfair 'competitive advantage'. Your view?