David Chaplin

Don’t look to Australia; it has never been a model of simplicity for superannuation.

The most popular post-divorce partner for KiwiSaver members remains the same.

Whether any valuable parts remain of Chance Voight’s operation is moot.

Why is wholesale investment hard to find?

Deal activity spiked last month in an historical anomaly in NZ.

The FMA will want to see KiwiSaver providers passing on the benefits of scale.

Will custody join compulsory KiwiSaver as a top election issue? We’ll see.

The $1,500 newborn bonus would create an equity gap for certain KiwiSaver members.

The rapid reversal of fund climate-reporting rules comes amid an ESG slowdown.

S&P 500 customers won’t automatically tag along for the EFT ride any time soon.

Australians will love it here.

An alternative view of how it all started ...

Or 'sustainability-related disclosure guidance’.

Despite the turmoil at the top, the FMA is soldiering on.

Relative returns are, at any rate … relative.

PwC lifts the lid on Chance Voight.

NZ Super has been unusually transparent in its portfolio holdings.

The market remains tiny by global standards, running the risk of a PIE glut.

No one seems to know exactly how many fund managers exist in the world today.

The weird part: KiwiSaver consumers know how much they want to pay for advice.

Proposed KiwiSaver changes risk weakening its core purpose to appease sector lobbying.

Tokenisation is the talk of the (big end of) town.

Emerging markets surge past global shares.

The KiwiSaver-based retiree income issue is gaining traction.

Perhaps $10b in the hand is worth waiting more than two centuries for.

‘Committed’ isn’t the same as ‘invested’ when it comes to capital flooding into NZ.

When it comes to KiwiSaver, risks sell.

Milford overtook previous market leader ASB during the September quarter.

The median KiwiSaver balanced fund returned 9.7% in 2025.

Move. Slow. And. Fix. Things.

David Chaplin has covered financial issues in NZ and Australia for three decades.

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