KiwiSaver is the future of financial advice: Bascand
More than a million people will be seeking advice on their KiwiSaver, Harbour Asset Management co-chief executive Andrew Bascand says.
More than a million people will be seeking advice on their KiwiSaver, Harbour Asset Management co-chief executive Andrew Bascand says.
Speaking at the recent launch of the Evidential KiwiSaver scheme, Bascand laid out his forecast for the growth of KiwiSaver.
“The all-consuming wave is well underway.”
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