Welcome to the October 2025 Manager’s Perspective. Each month, InvestNow invites our investment managers to discuss our monthly theme. This month, we asked AMP some questions to help you better understand their investment styles, strategies, and perspectives on giving kids a financial head start. Read the questions and their responses below.
Article written by Jason Choy, InvestNow Senior Portfolio Manager – 28 October 2025
Opening an investing account is one of the smartest gifts you can give them.
Instead of toys that get forgotten or cash that gets spent, an investment grows quietly in the background, eventually becoming a significant asset that can really set up their future.
At InvestNow, we manage nearly 3,000 accounts for children aged 18 and under, that […]
September was a mixed month for global markets. U.S. equities extended their run with the S&P 500 up ~3.6% as investors saw a relatively robust economy supported by dominant AI. Europe gained modestly, while Japan and emerging markets paused after strong prior months. Australia went the other way – the S&P/ASX 200 fell […]
Welcome to the September 2025 Manager’s Perspective. Each month, InvestNow invites our investment managers to discuss our monthly theme. This month, we asked Smart and Milford some questions to help you better understand their investment styles, strategies, and perspectives on current KiwiSaver trends. Read the questions and their responses below.
SuperLife together with Smart, helping Kiwis grow their […]
Article written by Joanna Mathers, Editor, Informed Investor – September 2025
Informed Investor’s latest KiwiSaver survey (powered by InvestNow) reveals government changes to KiwiSaver are likely to alter the level of engagement for some investors, but most are committed to staying the course, as Joanna Mathers outlines.
The year’s budget contained a kicker for the 3,334,654 of us who invest in KiwiSaver. The government contribution, 50 cents per dollar up to a maximum of $521.43 per annum, was dropped to $260.72, or 25 […]
Article written by Jason Choy, InvestNow Senior Portfolio Manager – 26th August 2025
August is Sorted’s Money Month, and the 2025 focus is on financial resilience.
It’s a powerful reminder for every Kiwi that a robust emergency fund is your first and most important line of defence against life’s surprises.
But here’s the issue: the way we traditionally think about “saving” could be costing us. While stashing all our cash in […]
Welcome to the August 2025 Manager’s Perspective. Each month, InvestNow invites our investment managers to discuss our monthly theme. This month, we asked Squirrel and Mercer some questions to help you better understand their investment styles, strategies, and perspectives on Financial Resilience. Read the questions and their responses below.
Article written by Mike Heath, InvestNow General Manager – 29th July 2025
The latest InvestNow Retirement Readiness Index (RRI) shows a stubborn lack of financial planning for New Zealanders’ twilight years.
The biannual Index, taken from separate surveys of InvestNow customers and a portion of the general public (conducted by TGM Research), shows the proportion of individuals that have a retirement plan that they are confident in.
It has again found that many Kiwis are […]
Welcome to the July 2025 Manager’s Perspective. Each month, InvestNow invites our investment managers to discuss our monthly theme. This month, we asked Octagon, Generate, and Pie Funds some questions to help you better understand their investment styles, strategies, and perspectives on Retirement Readiness. Read the questions and their responses below.
Article written by Jason Choy, InvestNow Senior Portfolio Manager – 26th June 2025
The government has shuffled the deck with KiwiSaver in its recent budget, making changes that impact many Kiwis.
While the Retirement Commission estimates up to 80% of savers will be better off under these changes, that doesn’t guarantee financial security in retirement.
A recent Massey University study
