Today's revelations millions of Kiwis have unwittingly invested in tobacco and controversial weapons companies through KiwiSaver has seen ANZ announce a review.

Legal experts say the KiwiSaver providers are breaking the law by investing in companies that manufacture cluster bombs.

Higher fixed-term rates are not likely to deliver the funding boost that lenders are looking for, experts say.

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The buy-one give-one business has raised $500,000 in its Lunch Bonds crowdlending campaign.

The buy-one-give-one initiative has given 180,000 lunches to kids in low decile schools and wants to expand.

Here are some tips to save some extra cash once your children move out of home.

Every year some find they can't get the 'universal' retirement pension, writes Diana Clement.

The FMA is worried KiwiSavers don't know enough about where and how their billions are invested.

More than a million people failed to take advantage of KiwiSaver subsidies in the last financial year, leaving $300 million-plus on the table.

Art flippers are targeting masterpieces as a French painting gains 220% at auction.

KiwiSaver assets have seen "phenomenal growth" in the past three months, increasing by $1.8 billion.

Hoping for an overseas holiday this year? A new car or an emergency fund? Growing the balance in your savings account is harder than it sounds.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it remains comfortable with its investment in the US oil and gas industry.

Don't fall into the trap of paying off your credit card at the minimum rate. Banks usually require 3-5 per cent of the total each month...

As we all build our own financial houses and get them in order, they need to be resilient when things happen.

Small successes lead to more success, and snowballing up can make it easier for us to build momentum and get going. Trying to do too much at once, on the other hand, can be demotivating.

It's saving, not spending, that will solidify the recovery and make the US less vulnerable to another downturn, says a report by the consulting firm Oxford Economics.

Adjusting peoples' retirement savings for inflation has dented the confidence of those putting a nest egg aside, an ANZ survey has found.

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.

KiwiSaver investors are sending more money overseas...

It's not hard to see why so many of us have a vested interest in the system, as damaging and unfair as it is, writes Tapu Misa.