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KiwiSaver government contributions 101: All you need to know

06/05/2025

If you're eligible, you could receive an extra boost to your KiwiSaver account annually. Each year could bring up to a maximum of $521.43 via the Government Contribution.

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Simplicity Private Equity Fund invests into Kiwi tax tech company DataTorque

Published 31/07/2023

Simplicity, New Zealand’s nonprofit KiwiSaver and Investment Fund manager, has announced that its Private Equity fund has taken a minority stake in Kiwi tax tech company DataTorque. This is the fund’s fourth direct investment in innovative Kiwi businesses.

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Simplicity Foundation supports long-term key charity partners and local environmental groups

Published 31/07/2023

In the latest funding round the Simplicity Foundation has donated $328,000 to five key charity partners, and provided twenty small grants to local environmental groups totaling $100,000.

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Small grants for youth development programmes - applications open

Published 31/07/2023

As part of our 2023 giving programme and to help support regional and/or innovative programmes we have allocated $100,000 for a round of one-off grants between $5,000 to $20,000 in the youth development sector.

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NZ's greatest institutions making it a great place to live

Published 24/07/2023

In his latest opinion piece for Stuff, MD of Simplicity Sam Stubbs discusses the four (sometimes controversial!) institutions that he believes make New Zealand a great place to live.

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Simplicity Living update - Oranga Apartments now completed

Published 21/07/2023

Simplicity Living has just completed their second build-to-rent project - the Oranga apartments in Onehunga. A dawn blessing was held on Thursday 20 July to celebrate.

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Market Commentary: What happened in June 2023

Published 17/07/2023

June marked the official announcement that New Zealand has entered a "technical recession". But what does this mean, and what else happened as we entered the back half of 2023?

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Why you should open a KiwiSaver account for your kids

Published 10/07/2023

Thanks to the power of compound interest, Sam Stubbs recommends setting up a KiwiSaver or savings account for your child or grandchild from the day they're born, and trying to save at least $5 a day for each of them...

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Three things I wish I knew about investing at 18

Published 06/07/2023

Hindsight’s a wonderful thing. Had I known at 18 what I know now (almost two decades on), I suspect I’d have a much higher current net wealth. For me, investing isn’t about ‘getting rich’ - it’s about developing the freedom...

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What are bonds and how do they work?

Published 30/06/2023

Bonds are basically loans made by investors to bond issuers which are usually companies or governments. When investors buy bonds, they are essentially lending money to the bond issuer for a specified period of time in exchange for regular payments...

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