KiwiSaver

News and opinion on KiwiSaver and retirement planning from industry-leading writers such as David Chaplin, Cameron Bagrie and more. BusinessDesk covers all areas of personal finance with an unbiased, editorially-independent approach. 
KiwiSavers switch out of conservative funds
Markets

KiwiSavers switch out of conservative funds

The active shift out of conservative funds this year may have been driven by the poor performance of bonds and fixed interest assets. 

Dan Brunskill 04 Oct 2022
Kōura calls for couples to share KiwiSaver contributions
Law & Regulation

Kōura calls for couples to share KiwiSaver contributions

Kōura hopes a contribution-sharing scheme would help close the gender gap in KiwiSaver by allowing a working parent to contribute to a stay-at-home parent’s retirement fund.

Dan Brunskill 29 Sep 2022
KiwiSavers doing okay, FMA says
Markets

KiwiSavers doing okay, FMA says

The proportion of members who said they couldn’t afford to change their contributions increased from 42% to 51%.

Dan Brunskill 13 Sep 2022
NZ's 'worst economic decision ever' – revisited
Finance

NZ's 'worst economic decision ever' – revisited

BusinessDesk founder Brian Gaynor's calculation of the national benefit lost by abandoning the government's compulsory superannuation scheme in the mid-1970s gets an update from NZ Herald business editor-at-large Liam Dann.

Liam Dann 10 Sep 2022