Sharesies plans self-selecting KiwiSaver plan

Sharesies is planning to lure more of the nearly 600,000 people who use its trading platform into its KiwiSaver offering by allowing them to self-select up to half their portfolios. Sharesies co-founder and chief executive Leighton Roberts says his team started thinking about developing a KiwiSaver option about six months after the firm's 2016 launch …

Startup experts asks govt to ease Kiwi private equity rules

The Startup Advisors Council wants the Government to remove barriers impeding KiwiSavers from investing in local startups. The recommendation is one of 25 in the council’s UpStarts 2023 report, which was commissioned by the Government to find ways to boost the sector. Reserve Bank data shows that of the total $97b held in KiwiSaver funds …

Startup experts asks govt to ease KiwiSaver private equity rules

The Startup Advisors Council wants the Government to remove barriers impeding KiwiSavers from investing in local startups. The recommendation is one of 25 in the council’s UpStarts 2023 report, which was commissioned by the Government to find ways to boost the sector. Reserve Bank data shows that of the total $97b held in KiwiSaver funds …

Bayly, fund managers on KiwiSaver for tenancy bonds

National Party finance and commerce spokesperson Andrew Bayly, says he did not know if KiwiSaver Scheme managers had been consulted as the initiative was led by housing spokesperson Chris Bishop. The National election promise will allow under-30-year-olds to use KiwiSaver for tenancy bonds. Bishop announced the intention to students at Auckland University. Under it students …