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Inside Money: Zombie KiwiSaver schemes to end life in limbo

After negotiations with the FMA, both Kiwibank and ASB are finally set to kill their respective zombie KiwiSaver schemes.

KiwiSaver: Land part of deal for first-home buyers

KiwiSaver withdrawals to help with buying a first home are handled by the KiwiSaver providers so I talked to Joe Bishop, head of retail and marketing at Gareth Morgan Investments, about your options.

Inside Money: Regulator puts banks on KiwiSaver switch watch

The FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.

Waimahia Inlet spells new homes hope

On September 19, the first buyers of a new mass-scale affordable special housing area at South Auckland's Waimahia Inlet, on the edge of the Manukau Harbour, are due to move in.

KiwiSaver: Regular payments needed for subsidy

Can you please clarify the rules around "regular" contributions toward KiwiSaver and the impact this has on the deposit subsidy.

KiwiSaver: Scheme can't be used in tax return

KiwiSaver investment income is effectively quarantined from other gains or losses and the tax paid is final.

Inside Money: National messes KiwiSaver house rules

First Labour, now National have unveiled plans to mess up KiwiSaver. It was always too much to hope that $20 billion-plus KiwiSaver system wouldn't be used for electioneering.

Mary Holm: Mistake to judge over the short term

I joined KiwiSaver the day it started. I am in the Kiwi Wealth balanced fund. I am a 67-year-old retired widow with no other income apart from NZ Superannuation.

Inside Money: Zero sum games - the most rational investor in the room

Campaign to reduce tax on savings

The Financial Services Council is looking to drum up popular support for a campaign to address what it says is the overtaxation of savings.

Brent Sheather: Kiwisaver-Low returns + high fees = keep working mate

Sheather estimates what terminal sum will accrue to a KiwiSaver saving $100 pw and getting the $1K kick start and the annual $521 contribution from the Govt investing in a growth portfolio.

Mary Holm: Insurance option on KiwiSaver cash

Q: I saw the CEO of the Financial Services Council on TV talking about an insurance option to protect the loss of KiwiSaver amounts due to a recession. Does this cover have any merit?

KiwiSaver: Can I pay less than 3pc?

I am not in Kiwisaver as I can't afford to lose the minimum 3 per cent from my wages.

Mary Holm: Logic for some in new-car buying

Q: I have been following the new car discussion with interest. I would like to suggest the following thoughts to purchasers of a new car.

Brent Sheather: KiwiSaver - choose carefully

Kiwisaver: Can you buy first home in Oz?

Generally speaking home buyers can dip into their funds after three years of joining KiwiSaver to buy their first home. But what if that home's in Australia?