Westpac KiwiSaver

Westpac is a bank that offers a variety of financial services, including personal, retail, business and institutional banking.

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If you’re considering opening a KiwiSaver fund with Westpac, check out Canstar’s latest Star Ratings for its products.

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Types of Westpac KiwiSaver funds

The Westpac KiwiSaver scheme is managed by BT Funds Management – the investment arm of Westpac in New Zealand. It offers six KiwiSaver funds, each offering a different level of potential return and targeted to the needs of a different life stage. The funds contain varying mixes of assets, with cash and fixed-interest bonds (income assets) making up most of the conservative funds, and equities (growth assets) making up more of the growth options.

Eligibility to open a Westpac KiwiSaver account

Most New Zealanders can join KiwiSaver. Find out if you’re eligible on the government’s KiwiSaver website.

How to open a Westpac KiwiSaver account

Apply online on the Westpac website.

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Westpac KiwiSaver

Westpac Scheme - Balanced Fund / Westpac Scheme - Growth Fund

View the 2019 KiwiSaver Star Ratings Report

Written by: Bruce Pitchers | Last updated: November 15, 2018

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CANSTAR rating

Indicative CANSTAR rating*

* Managed funds that have not been available for a minimum of five years are not eligible to receive a Canstar star rating, therefore an indicative star rating is supplied. Indicative star ratings are represented as outlined stars, and provide an indication of the funds rating relative to its peers for the period for which it has been available.

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Performance, fee and other information displayed in the table has been updated from time to time since the rating date and may not reflect the products as rated.
The performance and fee information shown in the table is for the investment option used by Canstar in rating of the Kiwisaver product.
The investment performance after fund fees is shown above. Note that historical performance may not reflect the future performance of funds. Performance information is sourced from the New Zealand Companies Office Disclose Register.
Performance data may not be available for some products. This is indicated in the tables by a note referring the user to the product provider, or by no performance information being shown.
Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance; unit prices and fund values may fall as well as rise.
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Performance, fee and other information displayed in the table has been updated from time to time since the rating date and may not reflect the products as rated. The performance and fee information shown in the table is for the investment option used by Canstar in rating of the Kiwisaver product.

The investment performance after fund fees is shown above. Note that historical performance may not reflect the future performance of funds. Performance information is sourced from the New Zealand Companies Office Disclose Register.

Performance data may not be available for some products. This is indicated in the tables by a note referring the user to the product provider, or by no performance information being shown. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance; unit prices and fund values may fall as well as rise.