OUR PRESIDENT’S (Alec Waugh) VIEW
How much is enough? An Australian group “Association of Superannuation funds” said a comfortable retirement for Australians, was $A56.296 for a couple, and A$41,090 for a single person. Tom Thompson writing in World Investor a New Zealand publication, said a common rule of thumb is retirees need enough to replace 70% of their pre-tax, pre-retirement income. Continue reading How Much Retirement income is Enough?
Subject: RPRC Forum 23 September: Does the UK’s reform of pensions have lessons for New Zealand?
The Retirement Policy and Research Centre is hosting the forum:
Does the UK’s reform of pensions have lessons for New Zealand?
When: 3pm to 5.30pm, 23 September 2013 Continue reading RPRC Forum 23 September: Does the UK’s reform of pensions have lessons for New Zealand?
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KASPANZ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AUGUST 27TH 2013, 1PM, HORTICULTURAL HALL, 990 GREAT NORTH ROAD, WESTERN SPRINGS, AUCKLAND Agenda Here
This month New Zealanders will be able to move retirement savings locked up in Australia across to their KiwiSaver accounts. … More David Jenkin: KiwiSaver must avoid Oz pitfalls
RPRC Update and news
We attach the latest quarterly report from the RPRC. One of the key activities of the three months ended June 30th was the hosting of a Forum on the treatment of overseas pensions for those who are entitled to New Zealand Superannuation.
There are some real anomalies and key injustices in the current policy but it has been difficult to get political attention to remedy these. This is changing with both Labour and New Zealand First taking a serious look at out of date policy. The Update outlines the Forum – the proceedings can be found here. Continue reading Retirement Policy and Research Centre Update July 2013
