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Despite conflict in the Middle East, inflation concerns and interest rate uncertainty, global markets delivered strong returns. What can investors learn when headlines and market outcomes don't match?

Higher KiwiSaver contributions can make a real difference over time, but they're only one piece of the puzzle. How long your money stays invested and the investment decisions you make along the way can have an equally powerful impact on your retirement outcome.

Markets experienced increased volatility in the first quarter of 2026, driven by geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices and shifting inflation expectations. Our economic commentary looks at what's behind these movements and how markets have responded.

When conflict erupts, markets often react with fear. But history tells a different story. Looking back at major Middle East conflicts since 1980, this article explores how markets have responded and why investors who stayed disciplined were often rewarded over time.

On 22 May 2025, with over 120 attendees at the Novotel in Auckland, Consilium officially launched the Evidential KiwiSaver Scheme with a day dedicated to the future of KiwiSaver and advice in New Zealand.

We've all seen them, the advertisements that go something along the lines of, "XYZ Scheme is the highest performing KiwiSaver scheme for the last 5 years". The implication of the advertisement is simple; recent performance is the singular piece of information most important in selecting your KiwiSaver fund. But is it?

What is all the money you need for a good retirement was available via KiwiSaver? To have this sort of financial security, those investors blessed with time need to get only three key KiwiSaver decisions right.

Consilium has seen its two sustainable PIE funds reach a combined $1 billion in assets under management. This milestone shows New Zealanders' growing interest in tax efficient, research-backed sustainable investments.

In an interview on Newstalk ZB's The Weekend Collective, our Head of Advice, Ben Brinkerhoff, discussed the importance of your KiwiSaver investments.

In response to increasing demand for tax efficient sustainable investments, Consilium has launched an innovative new fund called the Evidential Sustainable Targeted Factor Fund (ESTFF), structured under the popular Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) tax regime.