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Editorial: KiwiSaver just needs a little tickle

Editorial: Listening to Winston Peters, you could be forgiven for thinking KiwiSaver was a seriously defective and widely reviled retirement savings vehicle.

Australian shares hit five-year highs

Mum and dad investors have helped boost Australian shares to fresh five-and-a-half-year highs.

Inside Money: KiwiSaver default de-risk challenge from Peters

"Where," asks David Chaplin, "are the current batch of default providers going to send members for 'impartial financial advice' - off to rival banks, perhaps?"

Nick McDonald: One thing is certain in the markets

Reporting regime highlights KiwiSaver fees

All KiwiSaver investors should be able to find out how their fund is performing, what fees are being charged and where the money is being invested from today.

NZ First's 'Kiwifund' plan

Winston Peters says changes to KiwiSaver which would stop it being "a pot of gold’’ for fund managers would be a bottom line in any post election coalition talks.

Mary Holm: It's a hard road having to start again

Xero breaks through $3b mark

Cloud accounting software provider Xero has become a $3 billion company.

Brent Sheather: On talking your book

Andrew Duff: Crowdfunding risks can outweigh the benefits

Crowd-sourced funding is about to hit New Zealand in a serious way with the imminent arrival of United States website Kickstarter.

Smartpay shares leap to two-year high

Inside Money: Another KiwiSaver scheme bows out of the game

Diana Clement: Financial fortune cookies - for kids to digest

I had a brainwave recently and decided to cook up a batch of the traditional Chinese treats and fill them with various financial talking points for families.

Mary Holm: Mums often know best about money

My mother is somehow convinced that paying off my mortgage in fortnightly repayments is better than monthly ones.

Fisher Funds boosts profit to $3.6m

Inside Money: ACC has NZ covered, may have to go offshore

Brent Sheather: Nasty KiwiSaver changes on the horizon

KiwiSaver has turned out to have been a hugely successful financial product but there are some nasty changes lurking over the horizon, writes Brent Sheather.

Inside Money: Why commercial reality keeps advice in check