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11 Jun 19 - New research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) has revealed many New Zealanders are taking a high stakes gamble on managing risk. The research ‘Risking Everything’ carried out by Horizon Research looked at New Zealanders attitudes to financial risk and how they protect their wealth should the worst happen.

6 Jun 19 - The announcement yesterday regarding the many KiwiSaver members on the wrong Prescribed Investor Tax Rate (PIR) is a timely reminder to all of the importance of engaging with the details of their KiwiSaver scheme, says the Financial Services Council.

15 May 19 - Workplace Savings NZ and the Financial Services Council today announced a merger into one single organisation under the Financial Services Council banner from 1 July 2019, creating a membership association of close to 80 organisations.

14 May 19 - Risking Everything: Join us for the launch of our latest research You are invited to join us on Tuesday 11th June 2019 from 7.30am in Auckland for the launch of Risking Everything, the latest research undertaken with over 2000 New Zealanders by Horizon on behalf of the Financial Services Council. It delves into how New Zealanders think about risk, how they think about mitigating it and how they manage the potential impacts.

13 May 19 - Latest figures published today show that KiwiSaver assets have grown to nearly $58.53bn. Over the last quarter (to the end of March 2019), the KiwiSaver pool has grown $1.26bn, 16.5% over the past year.