Women can narrow the $61 billion KiwiSaver retirement gap through playing to their investment strengths, says financial advice firm National Capital. In its fifth quarterly report on KiwiSaver, National Capital says women, on average earn 25% less salary than men. This, combined with a less growth-oriented investment strategy favoured by women, means the KiwiSaver gender […]
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Aurora KiwiSaver targets private assets that support business growth
Aurora Capital, which has allocated 3% to private corporate debt for its KiwiSaver conservative and growth funds, is also interested in investing in startup companies. Sean Henaghan, chief investment officer with Christchurch-based Aurora, says a new mandate with Queenstown-based private credit manager Private Capital Group (PCG) is just the first cab off the rank when […]
QuayStreet and Generate prominent in Morningstar’s latest KiwiSaver results
KiwiSaver assets increased, owing significantly to market movements, to end the March quarter at $108.6 billion, up $4 billion from the end of last year. The overall tone for the quarter was cautious optimism, while inflation was a concern, global growth prospects improved, and global equity markets delivered strong returns, particularly for unhedged holdings due […]
Nikko relaunches its KiwiSaver proposition
Nikko has relaunched its GoalsGetter KiwiSaver proposition adding other managers’ funds and making improvements for advisers. Nikko’s GoalsGetter KiwiSaver Scheme now has a diversified mix of 18 high-calibre funds. It says these funds have been hand-picked by Nikko AM NZ’s experienced team from a range of leading fund managers and include funds from Milford, Harbour, […]