Parliament’s finance and expenditure committee has called for public submissions on the Employment Relations (Protection for Kiwisaver Members) Amendment Bill.

A US trip to foster financial adviser growth has given Christchurch financial planner Hamish Kember plenty to think about.

There should be more KiwiSaver investment in private equity as long as it’s done with the right capability and skill, says Pathfinder CEO John Berry.

Andrew Inwood, Global CEO of Coredata Group compares New Zealand with Australia and further afield, finding some similarity between Kiwis and Germans.

Politicians don’t get KiwiSaver, says Simplicity co-founder and managing director Sam Stubbs.

Passive investment and index funds are partly to blame for more KiwiSaver money being funnelled into businesses that harm the environment, animals or people, says Mindful Money CEO Barry Coates.

Over the next year the Financial Markets Authority has four strategic priorities aimed at embedding the new CoFI, financial advice, financial market infrastructure and CRD regimes.

Just 16% of Kiwi employers contribute more than the mandated minimum of 3% to employees’ KiwiSaver, according to National Capital’s KiwiSaver Value for Money report for the June quarter.

With New Zealand’s financial literacy so low, how can financial advisers encourage Kiwis to take steps to improve their wealth management?

Former accountant Hannah McQueen, who founded financial coaching firm Enable.me, says financial advisers must be able to articulate their selling point.

National MP Andrew Bayly does not think allowing New Zealanders to split their KiwiSaver savings over multiple providers would be too tricky to administer.

The Guardians of the NZ Super Fund have been challenged on their investment decisions but best practice investing requires proper consideration of ESG-related risks and benefits, says Matt Whineray.

Harm is what the Financial Markets Authority tries to prevent, but what about harm to investors who discover they have been investing counter to their values?

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is taking legal action against Active Super saying it misled the public on claims it was an ethical and responsible superannuation fund.

KiwiSaver assets grew 6% - $92 billion to $98 billion -  over the June quarter while all multisector KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns,  reports Morningstar’s quarterly KiwiSaver Survey.

InvestNow, has added new funds from Milford Asset Management and Salt Funds to its KiwiSaver line-up to help investors diversify manager risk.