What KiwiSaver changes do managers agree on?
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told the recent FSC Outlook come to us with your five best ideas and let's see what we can do. So Good Returns asked some fund managers for their top five KiwiSaver change ideas.
KiwiSaver providers are united in their view that KiwiSaver should not be subject to political cycles.
John Berry, founder of Pathfinder, said a cross-party, long-term plan for retirement savings was top of his KiwiSaver wishlist.
“We’re lifting the savings rate from 3% plus 3% to 3.5% plus 3.5% to 4% plus 4%. If we want to get to where Australia are, which is 12%...MORE»
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Industry wary of KiwiSaver changes
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