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Inside Money: Public Trust shuts funds as trustee market reshuffles
Tamsyn Parker: Second rate citizens again?
It's hard to believe that nearly a year after the New Zealand and Australian governments' signed an…
Inside Money: Index love drives Russell tilt
Global funds management firm and index provider, Russell Investments, which has a New Zealand outpost…
Best of Business Analysis
It was a tale of two very different technology companies…
KiwiSaver: Moving funds across the Tasman tricky
I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".
Mary Holm: Take the plunge, research KiwiSaver
Armed with info on the fund's past returns, you can roughly compare them with term deposit returns, writes Mary Holm.
Tamsyn Parker: How safe is your KiwiSaver provider?
When it comes to KiwiSaver it's only possible to go with one provider, writes Tamsyn Parker. Fortunately this issue is balanced…
Inside Money: ANZ surrenders staff super scheme to KiwiSaver
One of NZ’s largest stand-alone employer superannuation scheme, the $230 million plus ANZ National Bank Staff fund is winding…
KiwiSaver
KiwiSaver research finds 'gaping holes' in knowledge
Nearly seven years after KiwiSaver was launched there are still gaping holes in what people know about…
Kiwi confidence in financial markets up
Confidence in New Zealand's financial markets has lifted since last year but many investors remain unsatisfied with investment…
Inside Money: Default KiwiSaver schemes reveal their instruments
The nine KiwiSaver default scheme 'Instruments of appointment' were loaded up last week on the Financial Markets Authority…
Tamsyn Parker: KiwiSaver jargon you need to know
I've just received my annual statement from my KiwiSaver provider in the post. Given I've lost my internet password and…
KiwiSaver: Broader options decrease provider risk
I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.
Home buyers urged not to wait for LVR lift
Don't wait until the restrictions have come off the banks to ask for a home loan if you can buy now - that's the message…
Inside Money: Why pension-pinching is not on the transtasman to-do list
As per its pre-budget propaganda, the Australian government has put its aging population on notice: retirement has been…
Tamsyn Parker: Would you lend to a friend?
Being asked by a friend of family member for money can be such an emotionally charged situation, writes Tamsyn Parker.
Inside Money: Capital punishment relief can ease pain for KiwiSavers
The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax…
KiwiSaver: Investing by Islamic principles
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The conventional investment thinking suggests tipping your money into growth assets like you have when…
Your Money
Diana Clement: Knowing tricks best defence against scams
We're conned every day of the week. Sometimes it's perfectly legal - such as the salesman on your doorstep, or the gushing…
Mortgages
House slump biggest risk to recovery
Sharp slowdowns in the Auckland housing market or in China are the main risks the NZIER sees to a recovery which is accelerating…
Personal Investment
Brent Sheather: Annuities - a good idea gone bad
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Annuities have been getting increasing publicity of late and not just in NZ. Locally over the last…
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