ESG top rating a ray of light for troubled Booster fund manager

ESG top rating a ray of light for troubled Booster fund manager
National Capital’s KiwiSaver Value for Money report examines KiwiSaver’s performance averaged over the five years to March 2024. (Image: National Capital)
Greg Hurrell
Troubled KiwiSaver provider Booster has come out on top of financial performance for ESG funds.Investment adviser National Capital’s KiwiSaver Value for Money report examines KiwiSaver’s performance averaged over the five years to March 2024.Booster’s Socially Responsible High Growth Fund reported a five-year return of 9.99%, followed by Fisher Funds’ high growth plan of 8.12%.Simplicity Growth had the highest return in the growth category, 7.82%, and Superlife Ethical was the best performer in the balanced category, 6.2...

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