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Press Release – Marc Lieberman, Chief Executive Officer, ING (NZ) Limited Much has been written and said about KiwiSaver since it was first tabled back in Budget 2005 – part of a package of initiatives designed to increase the level of saving by New Zealand households and to support New Zealanders in retirement. And after […]

For many New Zealanders KiwiSaver will be the first, low cost, easily accessible, work based savings opportunity that they have experienced, says Vance Arkinstall of ISI. Press Release As a result the security of KiwiSaver investment, efficiency of management and performance, must be paramount. KiwiSaver has been designed to provide maximum investor safety. It is […]

As the KiwiSaver infrastructure matures the range of offerings available to KiwiSaver investors will grow, and will eventually include absolute return and alternative investment products such as hedge funds. Press Release “A 2004 report presented to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund by Eriksen and Associates recommended an increase in the benchmark weighting to alternative assets,” […]

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has re-emphasized employers’ obligations under the KiwiSaver superannuation scheme, following concern expressed in a letter to the editor in today’s DominionPost. Press Release In the letter, the writer says he is a job seeker who was told by a reputable retailer that KiwiSaver is a voluntary scheme but the company’s staff […]