More than 10,000 first-home buyers used their KiwiSaver savings to put down a deposit on a house in the year to March. That’s about twice the 5737 who did so in the year to March 2012. The total amount withdrawn from KiwiSaver accounts for first-home deposits was $120.2 million, eight times as much a was […]
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KiwiSaver schemes under scrutiny
The FMA still isn’t saying which two KiwiSaver schemes were asked to change potentially misleading statements to investors or face court action. But it has said why. The first fund reportedly had inappropriate disclosure of past investment performance and asset allocation disclosures contained in advertising material. The second had inappropriate disclosure of past investment performance […]
‘Good response’ to clear KiwiSaver explanation
OnePath has had a positive response to its “plain English” KiwiSaver investment statement, says ANZ’s head of wealth and private banking, John Body. He said there were a number of people with KiwiSaver accounts who could not explain exactly how the system worked. ‘ Many people who received the OnePath document responded well to the […]
KiwiSaver used to pay bankrupts’ creditors
KiwiSaver should be adjusted so that money cannot be withdrawn in the event of any hardship, in order to clear up confusion about bankruptcies, says one provider. The system is in the spotlight because the Official Assignee, part of the Insolvency and Trustee Service, has started High Court litigation to clarify its rights to withdraw […]