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S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... driving investor interest in ESG. For example, there has been increased attention to how responsible default providers for KiwiSaver (New Zealand pension funds) are with their investment portfolios," S&P APAC lead of ESG indices Ryan Christianson said. ...

AMP loses default KiwiSaver mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
The New Zealand government's review of default KiwiSaver providers has resulted in AMP not being reappointed. New Zealand's default retirement savings scheme KiwiSaver works by having a network of default providers which manage client money in balanced ...

Key Treasury initiatives outlined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... million over the coming four years and $1 million per year thereafter to facilitate the transfer of unclaimed super to KiwiSaver accounts. And something that isn't expected to incur any cost, the government has said it will look to restore previously ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... standard of living in retirement, the FHSS scheme isn't it. And even if this enhanced FHSS scheme is a test-run for a KiwiSaver style super-for-home-deposit scheme, that scheme has hardly impacted KiwiSaver. And, fun fact, New Zealand house prices have ...

Risk advice most sought-after among Kiwis

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Authority (FMA) reveals that risk products are the most popular topic among advisers, followed by advice provided on KiwiSaver (48%), mortgage products and consumer credit contracts (37%), and general insurance and managed funds, which drew 32% respectively. ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... services. This is much higher than average fees charged by international pension fund counterparts. New Zealand's KiwiSaver averaged 0.90% for the same period, US Public Sector retirement funds charged 0.55%, UK's Nest charged 0.51% while Sweden ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... Rebelo. Other funds that the manager change applies to are the ANZ Wholesale International Credit Fund and the ANZ Default KiwiSaver Scheme Conservative Fund.

AMP awards mandate to BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... mandate is part of NZWM's move to a predominantly index-based strategy, including for clients in its NZ$6.2 billion KiwiSaver Scheme, the default pension for more than 200,000 members. AMP is one of the nine default providers to the scheme, appointed ...

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... and New Zealand have an agreement that allows NewZealanders who permanently settle in Australia, to the transfer their KiwiSaver savings to Australian superannuation funds. The switch generally has a tax benefit for expat Kiwis because KiwiSaver account's ...

ATO allows ERS access to New Zealanders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
The Australian Taxation Office is allowing New Zealanders with KiwiSaver accounts to access the Early Release of Superannuation scheme through a loophole. In an update to its Design and Implementation document, the ATO said those with a KiwiSaver account ...