Helen Twose: Hassle free rules encourage savings
I've just joined KiwiSaver and have to admit I'm a bit confused as to what happens to my money after it comes out of my pay.
I've just joined KiwiSaver and have to admit I'm a bit confused as to what happens to my money after it comes out of my pay.
My husband and I both have money in Australian Superannuation Schemes from a few years ago.
The latest figures show that KiwiSaver is a massive success, probably the most popular scheme ever introduced by a NZ government.
As the NZ Herald reported on Monday academia and finance industry leaders gathered in Auckland this week to consider, among other big picture subjects, the "role of advice for KiwiSaver members".
I have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.
AUT University is to host the first New Zealand Capital Markets Symposium on Friday in what it hopes will become an annual event.
New Zealand's $82 billion managed funds industry, which includes KiwiSaver, has been given a C- report card by international research firm Morningstar.
Your savings invested in a KiwiSaver scheme and any returns generated by those savings are not guaranteed.
The problem for many KiwiSavers is often a lack of understanding of essentials versus luxuries. "It's my money and I want it." So say many KiwiSavers.
There are clear signs KiwiSaver is growing our retirement savings, but will it boost our capital markets? asks Blair Turnbull.
My partner and I have recently moved back to New Zealand after spending two years away working in Australia.
Savers will have to wait until October to find out what the fees and performance returns are for their KiwiSaver schemes.
Sorry, New Zealand - the new KiwiSaver rates aren't the answer to your retirement savings. From Monday, the minimum employee contribution to KiwiSaver will go up to 3 per cent, matched by 3 per cent from employers.
The number of registered KiwiSaver schemes is set to drop by over 20 per cent as mergers, acquisitions and commercial fatigue compress the market, writes David Chaplin.
A new lobby group has formed with the aim of letting consumers have a say in the affairs of the retirement savings industry, writes David Chaplin.
KiwiSaver's swelling coffers have prompted a local fund manager to buy a big Auckland office block from a European owner - and more such deals are being predicted.
How can I discover how much I have in my KiwiSaver and when I am able to draw some of it down?
Am I correct in thinking that once one is past 65 years, one no longer receives the government tax credit?
There's no good news on backdating compulsory employer contributions or tax credits.
February must have been KiwiSaver Action Month, writes personal finance columnist David Chaplin.