Otago Innovation joins NZ Innovation Booster

We welcomed Otago Innovation Ltd to the NZ Innovation Booster partnership, investing in tech start-ups and research coming out of University of Otago.

mybudgetpal launched

We opened up access to our budgeting app, making it free for all New Zealanders – not just Booster members. We also gave it a new name – mybudgetpal.

mybooster gets a makeover

We updated and refreshed mybooster, giving members an enhanced customer experience and improved account management, tools and resources.

Launched our first podcast

Launched our very first podcast series with Booster principal, David Beattie. DB’s Friday Booster explores the economic and financial news, questions and thoughts of the week.

Launched our SRI Moderate fund

We launched our SRI Moderate fund, completing our suite of socially responsible investment funds and giving our KiwiSaver members more choices to invest ethically.

NZ Innovation Booster invests in tech start-ups

We invested in two new research companies: Rekover Therapeutics (Multiple sclerosis drug research) and Inhibit Coatings (antimicrobial coatings).

120,000 members milestone reached!

PLPF listed on the NZX

We listed PLPF on the NXZ to open up access and offer more flexibility for retail investors.

Booster becomes Living Wage accredited

This achievement marks our ongoing commitment to help New Zealanders live financially secure lives.

Booster launches Budget builder

We want to help our members make sense of money. So, we designed a money management tool, Budget builder, to help our members get a handle on their spending.

Booster purchases Mahana Estates and Booster Wine Group is formed

A unique gravity-fed wine-making site, Mahana Estates is a significant addition to the Tahi portfolio.

NZ Innovation Booster fund launched

We formed a partnership with Wellington UniVentures (previously Viclink) to provide funding to commercialise world-leading innovations and breakthrough research coming out of Victoria University.

CoGo accreditation

Booster becomes the first accredited financial services provider with CoGo and awarded their new Responsible Investing badge - developed in conjunction with RIAA.

Private Land and Property Fund (PLPF) launched

PLPF is a specialised portfolio of unlisted New Zealand agricultural and horticultural land and other property investments.

Booster Tahi launched

We saw an opportunity to invest in successful New Zealand companies but couldn’t find an existing investment fund offering the long-term, yield focus and partnering approach that we wanted. So, we created our own.

We changed our name to Booster!

We knew it was time for a change. We wanted to update how we presented ourselves in the market to better reflect who we are, and where we’re headed. Booster captures our energy and ethos.

Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) accreditation

We become the first KiwiSaver scheme provider to offer independently certified socially responsible investment funds. Our SRI funds are accredited by RIAA.

Appointed as a default KiwiSaver scheme provider

Our KiwiSaver scheme is making waves in the industry. So much so, we’re appointed by the New Zealand government as a default KiwiSaver scheme provider.

The Grosvenor KiwiSaver Scheme is launched

Founded in 1998

Set up by a group of experienced industry experts, Booster (or, back then, Grosvenor Financial Services Group) knew there was a better way to help New Zealanders to save. We wanted to offer something unique to what the international conglomerates were offering.