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The KiwiSaver scheme logo. KiwiSaver is a New Zealand savings scheme which has been operating since 2 July 2007. Participants can normally access their KiwiSaver funds only after the age of 65, but can withdraw them earlier in certain limited circumstances, for example if undergoing significant financial hardship or to use a deposit for a first home.
The operating company, Huljich Wealth Management (NZ) Ltd, established three KiwiSaver funds. The company targeted "high-net-worth individuals" although smaller investors could "gain access through KiwiSaver or through the balanced fund". John Banks said he, Brash and the Huljichs "would be fairly choosy about who invests with us". [1]
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (Māori: Te Kaitiaki Tahua Penihana Kaumātua o Aotearoa) is a sovereign wealth fund in New Zealand.New Zealand currently provides universal superannuation for people over 65 years of age and the purpose of the Fund is to partially pre-fund the future cost of the New Zealand Superannuation pension, which is expected to increase as a result of New Zealand's ...
Any money obtained in the Australian super system can be transferred over to KiwiSaver. [14] As an Australian, all income obtained from New Zealand's workforce is also subject to New Zealand's income tax. [14] Australians working in New Zealand will need to apply for an IRD number (Inland Revenue Department) which will act as a tax file number ...
The bank was established as the Australian Bank of New South Wales and opened its first branches in New Zealand in the 1860s to service the Otago gold rush. The bank of New South Wales acquired the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1981 before being renamed to Westpac Banking Corporation in 1982. Its name is a portmanteau of "Western" and "Pacific".
Kiwibank Limited is a New Zealand state-owned bank and financial services provider. As of 2023, Kiwibank is the fifth-largest bank in New Zealand by assets, and the largest New Zealand-owned bank, with a market share of approximately 9%. [4]
Under Part 5D of the RBNZ Act 1989, [4] the RBNZ was charged with the enforcement of the credit rating and prudential requirements applying to non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs) in New Zealand. These functions were introduced by the enactment of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Act 2008 .
The scheme is voluntary, work-based and managed by private-sector companies called "KiwiSaver providers". As of 2014 KiwiSaver had 2.3 million active members (60.9% of New Zealand's population under 65). NZ$4 billion was contributed annually, and a total of NZ$19.1 billion has been contributed since 2007.