Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 10:29 am
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai
Hokohoko - is urging young New Zealanders to check they’re
in the right KiwiSaver fund. The call follows data
indicating over 12,000 KiwiSaver members aged 26-35 years
old are sitting in lower risk or conservative funds after
switching from higher growth funds during COVID-19 market
volatility last year.
Data supplied to the FMA by 11
KiwiSaver providers shows around 12,700 younger KiwiSaver
members switched from growth to conservative funds between
February and April last year and most of them are still
sitting in conservative funds, which may not be aligned with