Category Archives: KiwiSaver News

Advisers are worried about banks moving in on their turf with home loan offers that require customers to have multiple products with the lender. One adviser, who did not want to be named, said he lost the KiwiSaver account of a long-standing client when he was offered $1500 towards his mortgage if he brought a […]

[UPDATED, ADDS GENERATE COMMENT] A financial adviser who used to manage a small KiwiSaver scheme says the pressure will be on Pie Funds if it launches into the market. Pie Funds is believed to be planning to open a KiwiSaver scheme next year. Pie’s funder and chief executive Mike Taylor was not available to confirm […]

KiwiSaver members expect their providers to offer them insurance, Mercer’s New Zealand managing director says. Mercer has launched two new products that have additional benefits for people who are also members of the firm’s KiwiSaver scheme. LifeProtect pays out in cases of death and terminal illness. BillProtect insures against inability to work due to redundancy, […]

FMA wants New Zealanders to give their KiwiSaver accounts an online health check as part of Money Week. It is directing consumers to its website, where it asks whether they know who their provider is, what type of fund they were in, whether their KiwiSaver account is on the right tax rate, how much they […]