Milford Asset Management’s KiwiSaver funds enjoyed a better performance than all other KiwiSaver funds in the March quarter but returns were generally poor, the latest Melville Jessup Weaver survey shows. Milford Asset Management’s KiwiSaver funds enjoyed a better performance than all other KiwiSaver funds in the March quarter but returns were generally poor, the latest […]
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KiwiSaver or KiwiTaxer? The changes high on adviser wishlists
There remains no real incentive for clients to direct extra contributions into KiwiSaver, so long as New Zealand is still a global outlier in its choice of tax structure around retirement savings, according to one financial advisory firm leader. There remains no real incentive for clients to direct extra contributions into KiwiSaver, so long as […]
No lid on KiwiSaver fees as balances grow
As KiwiSaver balances continue to swell the scheme is becoming a cash cow for investment managers, prompting one industry observer to question why there is not more downward pressure on fees. As KiwiSaver balances continue to swell the scheme is becoming a cash cow for investment managers, prompting one industry observer to question why there […]
Lock-up vs liquid: why a KiwiSaver cornerstone could change
With confidence in KiwiSaver underpinned by members’ ability to switch funds types and providers at a drop of hat, just how that will marry with long-term investment in potentially illiquid private assets remains in question. Financial services sector participants are weighing up the pros and cons of tweaks to regulation which could potentially pave the […]