OpinionBlair Turnbull: Hands-on-approach best for pensionsSix years on, the majority of KiwiSaver members remain in the default conservative funds where they were automatically placed on first joining the scheme, writes Blair Turnbull.12 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Savings tips for returning expatsI read your interesting recent article on the Welcome Home Loan and believe it might apply to our returning daughter11 Nov 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceNZ firm in Ponzi scheme: SECThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission says it has frozen the assets of a man who came to the attention of New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority.05 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: KiwiSaver top-up before kids can pay dividendsI read the other day about women hitting retirement with less in the kitty than men.04 Nov 06:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Country living a sustainable optionI wonder where the bankrupt correspondents who wrote to you live. If it is in Auckland or environs I suggest they think about relocating to a country town for the following reasons.01 Nov 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceLife insurance information stolenA USB stick with sensitive information about 1200 clients of a life insurance company has been stolen from an employee's car.01 Nov 03:56 AM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Inheritance rules for first homesLawyer first port of call for grandparent bequests but KiwiSaver offers options for supporting grandchildren, writes Helen Twose.28 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Home loans - time to float or fix?Home-loan risk can be spread by keeping some floating and the rest fixed over both shorter and longer terms.25 Oct 04:30 PM
KiwiSaverShares boost top Kiwisaver fundsKiwiSaver funds with higher exposure to shares were the best performers over the September quarter, according to Morningstar.22 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: KiwiSaver just needs a little tickleEditorial: Listening to Winston Peters, you could be forgiven for thinking KiwiSaver was a seriously defective and widely reviled retirement savings vehicle.21 Oct 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceAustralian shares hit five-year highsMum and dad investors have helped boost Australian shares to fresh five-and-a-half-year highs.21 Oct 02:30 AM
OpinionInside Money: KiwiSaver default de-risk challenge from Peters"Where," asks David Chaplin, "are the current batch of default providers going to send members for 'impartial financial advice' - off to rival banks, perhaps?"20 Oct 11:44 PM
KiwiSaverReporting regime highlights KiwiSaver feesAll KiwiSaver investors should be able to find out how their fund is performing, what fees are being charged and where the money is being invested from today.20 Oct 04:30 PM
KiwiSaverNZ First's 'Kiwifund' planWinston Peters says changes to KiwiSaver which would stop it being "a pot of gold’’ for fund managers would be a bottom line in any post election coalition talks.20 Oct 01:08 AM
Personal FinanceXero breaks through $3b markCloud accounting software provider Xero has become a $3 billion company.17 Oct 03:15 AM
Personal FinanceMilford buys in on Xero $180mShares in Xero rose 30c to $20 per share this morning - a day after the company raised $180 million in new capital.14 Oct 09:40 PM