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Generate KiwiSaver has committed $20m to Icehouse Ventures’ Growth Fund II, a $100m venture capital fund to 20 established New Zealand technology companies to expand in global markets. Generate chief investment officer Sam Goldwater says, Generate was attracted by the unique deal flow and insights of Growth Fund II as a result of Icehouse Ventures’ […]

Rebounding share markets in the March quarter helped all the multi-sector KiwiSaver funds produce positive returns. Rebounding share markets in the March quarter helped all the multi-sector KiwiSaver funds produce positive returns and total KiwiSaver assets rose 6.2%, or by $5.4 billion, to $91.9 billion compared with the December quarter, according to Morningstar's latest survey. […]

New research has revealed the prevalence of employers including KiwiSaver contributions as part of their employees’ total remuneration rather than on top of their earnings. The Retirement Commission surveyed more than 300 small, medium, and large organisations about the use of a total remuneration approach to KiwiSaver, finding that 45% use the model for at […]

A Canterbury law firm specialising in wills and estates is petitioning parliament to enable executors of wills to access funds of up to $25,000 without needing High Court paperwork. When a person dies with $15,000 or more in their KiwiSaver fund,  executors have to apply to the High Court for probate (of a valid will) […]