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NZ Herald By Ben Chapman-Smith 11:45 AM Thursday Jun 20, 2013
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The Code Committee is considering the idea of having a designation for advisers wanting to give advice around KiwiSaver only.
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"The company’s flagship Magellan Global Fund beat all 109 global equity funds available in Australia with more than $100 million in assets over the past three years through June, according to data compiled by Bloomberg."
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Brian Gaynor discusses active vs passive fund managers in relation to KiwiSaver. The benefits that our members enjoy through active management are explored.
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"In this commentary we look at the significance (or otherwise!) of the NZ market – and share thoughts about why some international diversification is important for investors."
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Fixed income investments lagged over the June quarter, while equities were mostly positive. KiwiSaver schemes with large fixed interest exposures felt the impact of the sharp increase in bond yields, while the New Zealand dollars fall against global exchanges enhanced the return of global equities.
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More than one in three people signed up to KiwiSaver don't know how much money they have in their retirement savings account, a survey by the country's largest provider has revealed.
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This paper by FundSource provides an in-depth analysis of the Generate KiwiSaver Scheme. The main features of the Scheme, including benefits and limitations of investing in the Scheme, are discussed. FundSource is an independent New Zealand managed funds research house, supplying data to financial advisers and fund managers since 1987.
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"Selecting a KiwiSaver fund to best fit one’s risk profile is an important decision that investors need to make. However, an investor’s risk profile is likely to change as retirement—and the possibility of accessing savings—nears. With this in mind, many KiwiSaver providers offer age-based investment options for their KiwiSaver schemes and these can help deal with changing risk profiles."
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Banks will be hard-pressed to offer advice and education to their thousands of default KiwiSaver scheme members, commentators say.
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