9 April 2009
Authored by David Ireland, ASFONZ Council Chair, this article is published in the latest edition of Human Resources, the magazine of the HRINZ.
2 April 2009
More than one million New Zealanders are now saving for their retirement through KiwiSaver, just 21 months after it started, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today.
1 April 2009
Reducing the minimum KiwiSaver employee contribution from 4% to 2% provides some welcome flexibility for KiwiSavers and their employers, but comes at a cost that may ultimately detract from the end savings outcome.
30 March 2009
KiwiSaver Mark IV starts on Wednesday for nearly one million people who face a raft of changes expected to make it easier for more people to join while opening up options for existing members.
18 December 2008
Retirement Commissioner Dianna Crossan has spelt out to her new minister a raft of issues which are hurting the financial sector.
10 December 2008
Promised tax cuts are on the way as the Government pushes them through Parliament under urgency but Prime Minister John Key is under fire for being a Christmas grinch as KiwiSaver and workplace law changes bite.
10 December 2008
It should be no surprise that employees in KiwiSaver with bosses who pay above the current minimum will have to pay extra tax, Finance Minister Bill English said this morning.
16 October 2008
The range of returns from KiwiSaver funds is very wide according to the first performance report from research house Morningstar.
14 October 2008
One of New Zealand's biggest companies says it is so fed up with frequent changes to KiwiSaver that it will not make any further promises to its staff about the scheme until it settles down.