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AMP rides subdued market with solid growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... and capability, along with diversity of brands and distribution, to better meet the needs of more Australians and New Zealanders than ever before," Dunn said.

Lift NZ retirement age to 67

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... issue until it's too late. New Zealand Super is essentially a great scheme and is vital for the well-being of older New Zealanders," she said. Her proposal involves, from 2020, to begin raising the age of eligibility for retirement pensions by two months ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... television operator SkyTV. Brokers said there may have been a feelgood factor in the 4.58 per cent gain in SkyTV as New Zealanders tuned in to watch the All Whites' historic draw against Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup. But Peter Sigley of Goldman Sachs ...

KiwiSaver eggs more savings, but not enough

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
A survey has found far more New Zealanders are saving money for retirement but very few are using the KiwiSaver scheme to its full potential. AMP's SuperWatch survey found KiwiSaver is the preferred retirement savings option with 67 per cent of respondents ...

Kiwis confused on retirement investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
A survey found more than half of New Zealanders signed up to the retirement savings product, KiwiSaver, have no idea what they're investing in. The UMR national survey found 34 per cent of New Zealanders are signed up to KiwiSaver, representing more ...

KiwiSaver to drive fin literacy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme - says the super system will foster enhanced financial literacy, which will change the way New Zealanders invest and impact positively on the overall economy. "You only need to look at Australia which has had compulsory superannuation ...

New CEO, debut structure for MDS

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... sales and education for market information specialist Bourse Data, and a key figure in educating Australians and New Zealanders on the subject of sensible trading and investing. Along with Galtieri's appointment, MDS has also commenced a restructure ...

PIS pre-empts NZ adviser surge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... stage at the moment, with the Government having introduced initiatives such as the Kiwisaver scheme to encourage New Zealanders to further plan to self-fund their own retirement," he said. He said the number of sponsors' representatives attending the ...

KiwiSaver appoints default providers

... required to meet stringent criteria so as to ensure they are able to offer the kinds of retirement savings options New Zealanders want and need," he said. But Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel stressed that any provider, not just a default provider, will ...

KiwiSaver takes off

... funnel some of the savings into buying their first home. The Government said the scheme is designed to encourage New Zealanders to develop long-term savings habits by way of an automatic 4 per cent to 8 per cent deduction from their weekly, fortnightly ...