Generate and Caresaver KiwiSaver are backing a community housing initiative seeking to raise $100 million in funding for as many as 300 low-cost houses, much of it to be built on unused urban church land. Community Finance said it had reached the halfway stage of its Aotearoa Pledge targets, with cornerstone commitments of $10m each […]
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KiwiSaver – After the Covid downturn
Eight KiwiSaver experts discuss how the scheme performed during the Covid downturn and discuss what needs to change. [ | | | | ]
Responsible investment’s gender gap
Women are 10% more likely than men to switch KiwiSaver providers if their funds are invested in industries they do not support, a new survey shows. The research from Mercer found that nearly 75% of members said access to responsible investment was an important feature of the scheme. “Investment performance is top of mind for […]
Adviser calls to ditch default schemes
New Zealand may not need KiwiSaver default schemes at all, one adviser says. The Government is working through the process of appointing default providers for the next term. There are nine default KiwiSaver providers, and their terms of appointment expire on June 30. About 715,000 people are in default funds and more than half have […]