KiwiSaver news and analysis

9 Dec 18, 12:02pm

Yes, housing debt is growing but perhaps not to levels that anywhere near threaten financial stability, especially if you measure that on a per dwelling basis. The regulatory restrictions are doing their job well
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Could KiwiSaver be more profitable than property?

24 Nov 18, 10:02am

Martin Hawes

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Martin Hawes thinks there are three key reasons property investors should also be in KiwiSaver - and one of them is that the returns can be better
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Property investors aren't the only ones worried about a possible CGT...

19 Nov 18, 4:58pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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The NZX warns against the introduction of a capital gains tax on NZ shares, saying it could uneven the playing field between those who invest in the market directly and indirectly through the likes of KiwiSaver
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Jones finds new punch bags in the FMA, the RBNZ & the Super Fund

11 Nov 18, 6:30am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Shane Jones accuses the FMA of being 'chummy' with banks, the RBNZ of being too independent and the Super Fund of using the wrong investment strategy
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More than half are looking for something other than best returns

10 Nov 18, 12:00pm

Guest

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KiwiSaver members’ attitudes to responsible investing are changing, according to large-scale survey
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ANZ NZ annual profit within touching distance of $2 billion

31 Oct 18, 9:50am

Gareth Vaughan

63 comments

ANZ NZ profit surges $206m to $1.986b, or about $809 per customer. Calls off UDC sale. Group cuts staff incentive payments by A$124m in wake of Royal Commission
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Growth funds get a second wind

27 Oct 18, 10:02am

David Chaston

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We review the performance of KiwiSaver growth funds and find our previous expectation they might struggle quite wrong. Results are on an upswing again
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AMP to sell life insurance business

25 Oct 18, 11:10am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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AMP agrees to sell NZ and Aust life insurance businesses for A$3.3 billion; Plans to float its NZ wealth management (including KiwiSaver) and advice business on the share market
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The TWG’s recommendations on retirement saving lack evidence

25 Oct 18, 10:42am

Guest

41 comments

Michael Littlewood argues Tax Working Group members must ask themselves whether KiwiSaver has lifted NZ's overall savings & if its tax subsidies are worth it
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Moderateness may not be the best KiwiSaver strategy

25 Oct 18, 7:58am

David Chaston

12 comments

Our comprehensive review of moderate KiwiSaver fund regular savings returns as at September 30, identifying who has the best long-term returns
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Ignore the distractions. Keep your eye on the goal

14 Oct 18, 5:02am

David Chaston

30 comments

Despite recent market volatility most KiwiSavers should be happy with their investment. Now is not the time to be cutting and running or you will miss the benefits of long term investing. Even default funds are doing better
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FMA increases focus on KiwiSaver fees

9 Oct 18, 2:00pm

Gareth Vaughan

6 comments

Amid growing frustration at the continuing increase in KiwiSaver fees, the FMA plans a data-driven analytical review of fees
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Tax and short-term politics

24 Sep 18, 2:22pm

Gareth Vaughan

42 comments

Chairman Michael Cullen says the Tax Working Group will be as detailed as possible to combat political attacks through 'mischief by misrepresentation'
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More to Tax Working Group than Capital Gains Tax

24 Sep 18, 9:39am

Terry Baucher

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Although intertwined with the issue of capital gains, finding a fairer treatment for retirement savings is arguably the most important objective for the TWG, says Terry Baucher
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Extending taxation of capital income 'not a foregone conclusion at this point at all'

22 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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Tax Working Group Chairman Michael Cullen on taxing capital gains, environmental taxes, incentives for retirement savings & applying GST to financial services
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Milford KiwiSaver funds rated the most ethical by new platform

17 Sep 18, 2:08pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

2 comments

New KiwiSaver comparison site gives Milford funds higher 'Social Good Scores' than funds specifically focused on 'ethical investment'
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How you could be under or over-taxed without knowing it

13 Sep 18, 5:09pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

1 comment

A PSA on PIRs: Check you're paying the right amount of tax on your KiwiSaver, especially if your income's changed recently
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Can KiwiSaver help plug the infrastructure deficit?

12 Sep 18, 12:51pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

26 comments

How can we marry KiwiSaver funds looking for yield with Government infrastructure projects looking for funding?
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Financial services lobby group launches Code of Conduct

5 Sep 18, 5:02pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

Life insurers, fund managers and other financial service providers could be fined up to $100,000 for breaching industry body's new Code of Conduct
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Should we be able to invest with more than one KiwiSaver scheme?

3 Aug 18, 10:06am

Jenée Tibshraeny

31 comments

Diversification is key to investing, but we can only invest our KiwiSaver with one scheme. Jenée Tibshraeny explores whether the system is due for a tweak
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