KiwiSaver news and analysis

Ignore the distractions. Keep your eye on the goal

14 Oct 18, 5:02am

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

46 comments

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

15 comments

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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The new KiwiSaver challenges

29 Jul 18, 7:02am

David Chaston

8 comments

Just as KiwiSaver fund balances start to rise to substantial levels, investors may need to focus on the changing economic landscape, possibly adjusting their portfolio allocations
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The largest KiwiSaver risk category is growing the fastest

27 Jul 18, 12:03pm

David Chaston

15 comments

The aggressive KiwiSaver category grew 30% in a year as members chase upsized returns to build their retirement funds over the long run
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Pie Funds launches low cost, actively managed KiwiSaver scheme

25 Jul 18, 1:14pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

17 comments

Boutique fund manager and investment magazine publisher launch KiwiSaver scheme with subscription-style fee structure and 'genuine' active management
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C'mon Conservative KiwiSavers! Think about what you are doing

24 Jul 18, 12:04pm

David Chaston

85 comments

The small Conservative KiwiSaver category is growing fast and David Chaston can't work out why investors have directed $2.7 bln that way
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No surprise returns for KiwiSaver default funds are sagging

20 Jul 18, 9:43am

David Chaston

9 comments

David Chaston joins the call for KiwiSavers to move investments in default funds elsewhere, unless they're nearing retirement
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No more 'conservative' KiwiSavers

19 Jul 18, 8:41am

David Hargreaves

67 comments

David Hargreaves says the problem of KiwiSaver funds being effectively under-invested needs fixing quickly
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Property investor confidence in NZ's financial markets slides

12 Jul 18, 2:13pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

54 comments

Share market investors more upbeat on NZ's financial markets than property investors despite jitters in both markets; KiwiSaver investor confidence subpar
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Hawes wants playing field evened between under & over-65s in KiwiSaver

7 Jul 18, 9:30am

Jenée Tibshraeny

31 comments

Is it fair that if you keep working when you're over 65 your employer doesn't have to contribute to your KiwiSaver account? Martin Hawes thinks not and wants a law change
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National changes its tune on new tax bill

3 Jul 18, 4:50pm

Jason Walls

5 comments

Revenue spokesman Paul Goldsmith says the National Party won't support new tax bill because the government parties reversed National's planned tax cuts
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KiwiSaver to be available to people aged over 65 for the first time

2 Jul 18, 2:11pm

Jason Walls

46 comments

Government documents show the option of increasing the minimum employer KiwiSaver contribution was rejected in favour of adding new 6% and 10% employee contribution options
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