Savings
The Opportunity Party wants to create 'Kiwisaver 2.0', with a 12% tax-free combined employee and employer contribution, and no first home withdrawals
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The Opportunity Party wants to create 'Kiwisaver 2.0', with a 12% tax-free combined employee and employer contribution, and no first home withdrawals
Labour promises compulsory KiwiSaver contributions from employers regardless of employee contribution, employer extension to over 65s and paid parental leave
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Labour promises compulsory KiwiSaver contributions from employers regardless of employee contribution, employer extension to over 65s and paid parental leave
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FMA annual report shows KiwiSaver members took out $6.8 billion due to growing number of people accessing retirement savings and making early withdrawals for first home purchases
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FMA annual report shows KiwiSaver members took out $6.8 billion due to growing number of people accessing retirement savings and making early withdrawals for first home purchases
RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk says monetary policy is not just about curbing borrowing demand, it’s also about incentivising people to save more
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RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk says monetary policy is not just about curbing borrowing demand, it’s also about incentivising people to save more
We unpack the household term deposit numbers, finding the 80/20 rule firmly in place. We also see those with smaller balances returning to this savings option
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We unpack the household term deposit numbers, finding the 80/20 rule firmly in place. We also see those with smaller balances returning to this savings option
‘At the heart of savings is productivity. It has to be productivity', Milford Asset Management chief executive Blair Turnbull says on panel covering longevity and superannuation
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‘At the heart of savings is productivity. It has to be productivity', Milford Asset Management chief executive Blair Turnbull says on panel covering longevity and superannuation
Treasury raises Kiwi Bond interest rates, the benchmark for risk-free saving for retail savers, their first rise in three years
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Treasury raises Kiwi Bond interest rates, the benchmark for risk-free saving for retail savers, their first rise in three years
Early KiwiSaver withdrawals for July saw savers taking out $260.1 million, with the bulk of that money going towards first home purchases
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Early KiwiSaver withdrawals for July saw savers taking out $260.1 million, with the bulk of that money going towards first home purchases
Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds
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Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds
KiwiSaver funds under management reach $147.7 billion in June quarter, as smaller competitors continue to ‘nip away’ at the market share of NZ’s big banks
KiwiSaver funds under management reach $147.7 billion in June quarter, as smaller competitors continue to ‘nip away’ at the market share of NZ’s big banks
Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens
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Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens
First home buyers take out the bulk of June's $244m in early KiwiSaver withdrawals
First home buyers take out the bulk of June's $244m in early KiwiSaver withdrawals
'Paycheque to paycheque' - A quarter of New Zealanders can't cover a $500 shock, Kiwibank savings survey suggests
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'Paycheque to paycheque' - A quarter of New Zealanders can't cover a $500 shock, Kiwibank savings survey suggests
Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions
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Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions
National’s Nicola Willis says detailed arrangements for specific circumstances - like people who have a salary job but also make income from side hustles - would have to be worked through if party's re-elected
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National’s Nicola Willis says detailed arrangements for specific circumstances - like people who have a salary job but also make income from side hustles - would have to be worked through if party's re-elected