Latest FromKiwiSaver
![Blair Turnbull: Hands-on-approach best for pensions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blair Turnbull: Hands-on-approach best for pensions
Six 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.
![Kiwisaver: Savings tips for returning expats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwisaver: Savings tips for returning expats
I read your interesting recent article on the Welcome Home Loan and believe it might apply to our returning daughter
![KiwiSaver: KiwiSaver top-up before kids can pay dividends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver: KiwiSaver top-up before kids can pay dividends
I read the other day about women hitting retirement with less in the kitty than men.
![Kiwisaver: Inheritance rules for first homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwisaver: Inheritance rules for first homes
Lawyer first port of call for grandparent bequests but KiwiSaver offers options for supporting grandchildren, writes Helen Twose.
![Shares boost top Kiwisaver funds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shares boost top Kiwisaver funds
KiwiSaver funds with higher exposure to shares were the best performers over the September quarter, according to Morningstar.
![One in four ASB KiwiSavers not saving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One in four ASB KiwiSavers not saving
ASB - the country's second largest KiwiSaver provider - says nearly one in four of its members are not contributing to their retirement savings.
![Editorial: KiwiSaver just needs a little tickle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: KiwiSaver just needs a little tickle
Editorial: Listening to Winston Peters, you could be forgiven for thinking KiwiSaver was a seriously defective and widely reviled retirement savings vehicle.
![KiwiSaver funds slow to show new info](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver funds slow to show new info
Some of the big KiwiSaver providers have been slow to put up new information disclosing fees, performance and where money is invested.
![Inside Money: KiwiSaver default de-risk challenge from Peters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside 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?"
![Reporting regime highlights KiwiSaver fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reporting regime highlights KiwiSaver fees
All 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.
![NZ First's 'Kiwifund' plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ First's 'Kiwifund' plan
Winston 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.
![Bernard Hickey: A safe decision but wrong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: A safe decision but wrong
This week, the Govt made a decision that will cost voters in their 20s and 30s billions of dollars in lost savings says Bernard Hickey.
![Brian Fallow: Tax proposal offers savings boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Tax proposal offers savings boost
The Financial Services Council has put up a proposal for tax reform which MPs on both sides of the House should be able to support.
![Call for KiwiSaver shake up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Call for KiwiSaver shake up
Financial Services Council wants to lift contributions to 7% and reduce the tax rate.
![Kiwisaver: Saving past retirement?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwisaver: Saving past retirement?
Even if contributions from Govt or boss have stopped, KiwiSaver can help in managing retirement savings.