If I were to transfer my entire superannuation from Australia and at a later date I fell into financial hardship for health reasons, would I be able to withdraw my funds with KiwiSaver.

Labour is looking "very closely" at changing the rules for foreign investors who can get residency in New Zealand by paying $10 million.

The Government plans to borrow about $75 million a week for capital spending - buying assets that are expected to give long-term benefit to the country, writes Mary Holm.

US women are as likely to save for retirement as men - but they are way behind their male counterparts in total savings, a new study shows.

I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".

There have been a number of recent comments that the NZ sharemarket is overvalued, just as it was in the mid-1980s, writes Brian Gaynor.

When it comes to KiwiSaver it's only possible to go with one provider, writes Tamsyn Parker. Fortunately this issue is balanced by a number of protective factors.

One of NZ’s largest stand-alone employer superannuation scheme, the $230 million plus ANZ National Bank Staff fund is winding up.

Institutional investors are praising the annual result of Kiwi Income Property Trust, saying it reflects the management shakeup which saw the exit of Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.

As per its pre-budget propaganda, the Australian government has put its aging population on notice: retirement has been postponed.

Being asked by a friend of family member for money can be such an emotionally charged situation, writes Tamsyn Parker.

The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax regime for retirement saving that we have been able to find in the developed world".

The conventional investment thinking suggests tipping your money into growth assets like you have when there is a longer time frame.

These days, asking for more seems like a really good idea - especially for someone armed with information on higher interest rates, writes Mary Holm.

On one hand the reserve bank wants to raise interest rates. On the other hand, it does not want the kiwi dollar remaining so high.

As the Labour Party looks across the Tasman for superannuation inspiration, another Australian "independent think-tank" has cast an envious glance our way.

Readers of this column will know that it advocates achieving exposure to shares and other risky assets, in part, via passive funds.

An Auckland mortgage trust has won a $3.1 million High Court claim against a company part-owned by a bankrupt property developer.