The number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.

Kiwibank says it is not one of the two KiwiSaver issuers pulled up by the Financial Markets Authority for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.

My husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.

People wanting to transfer their Australian superannuation savings back to New Zealand should expect the process to take around six weeks.

I've always found the language of Trade Me a little disingenuous. For instance, instead of 'buying stuff' you 'win auctions', writes David Chaplin.

The latest figures show that KiwiSaver is a massive success, probably the most popular scheme ever introduced by a NZ government.

As the NZ Herald reported on Monday academia and finance industry leaders gathered in Auckland this week to consider, among other big picture subjects, the "role of advice for KiwiSaver members".

I have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.

AUT University is to host the first New Zealand Capital Markets Symposium on Friday in what it hopes will become an annual event.

New Zealand's $82 billion managed funds industry, which includes KiwiSaver, has been given a C- report card by international research firm Morningstar.

Your savings invested in a KiwiSaver scheme and any returns generated by those savings are not guaranteed.

The problem for many KiwiSavers is often a lack of understanding of essentials versus luxuries. "It's my money and I want it." So say many KiwiSavers.

Q: What constitutes a "regular trader" in terms of the tax man? How many properties and shares would you have to "trade" in a year, say, to be considered a trader and become liable to pay tax on the capital gain?

There are clear signs KiwiSaver is growing our retirement savings, but will it boost our capital markets? asks Blair Turnbull.

My partner and I have recently moved back to New Zealand after spending two years away working in Australia.

Gareth Morgan's official personal presence in the KiwiSaver world will not be sadly missed by any of his competitors, writes David Chaplin.

Savers will have to wait until October to find out what the fees and performance returns are for their KiwiSaver schemes.

Sorry, New Zealand - the new KiwiSaver rates aren't the answer to your retirement savings. From Monday, the minimum employee contribution to KiwiSaver will go up to 3 per cent, matched by 3 per cent from employers.

The number of registered KiwiSaver schemes is set to drop by over 20 per cent as mergers, acquisitions and commercial fatigue compress the market, writes David Chaplin.