Don’t Dismantle KiwiSaver To Pay For Tax Cuts For High Income Earners — “KiwiSaver is good news for many workers, and the government and employer contributions shouldn’t be scrapped to help National pay for tax cuts that deliver the biggest benefits to those on high incomes,” CTU secretary Carol Beaumont said yesterday. “The main income […]
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Keep KiwiSaver transparent and treat it with respect
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 […]
KiwiSaver safe for investors
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 […]
Absolute return funds will have a place in KiwiSaver portfolios.
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,” […]