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• Demystifying NZ Super: Why Relationship Status Impacts Pension Eligibility

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  As New Zealanders approach retirement, many are surprised to find that their marital status significantly dictates their initial pension payouts. In a recent financial advisory ses...

• Strategic Shift in KiwiSaver: Clean Energy and AI Outpace Traditional Benchmarks

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Despite a volatile first quarter in 2026, New Zealand’s KiwiSaver market continues to demonstrate long-term resilience, with annual returns across most categories remaining firmly...

• Active Fund Managers Face Historic Underperformance Against Market Benchmarks

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  The latest S&P Dow Jones SPIVA scorecard reveals a difficult landscape for actively managed funds in New Zealand. Data from 2025 shows that a vast majority of active global and dom...

• New Zealand Ranked Last in Global Savings: Statistical Anomaly or Structural Crisis?

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  A viral graphic based on OECD data has placed New Zealand at the bottom of the world’s net household savings rankings with a rate of -1.3%. While some economists argue the figure i...

• Ask Susan: Protecting Your Savings from a Recession and Navigating the Trans-Tasman Pension

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  With economic uncertainty looming, many New Zealanders are concerned about the safety of their life savings. In this edition of "Ask Susan," RNZ Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds a...

• New Zealand Regulator Signals Major Shift Toward Private Asset Investment for KiwiSaver

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  New Zealand’s managed fund sector is poised for a significant strategic pivot as the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) forecasts a surge in unlisted asset investments over the next...