KASPANZ MEMBERS NEWSHEET 12: 2018 Kiwi saver | Annuity | Superannuation | Protection Association of NZ. HOMES ARE MORE AFFORDABLE There continues to be a large number of media articles talking about the “housing crisis” and people being tenants for life. I’m sure that the people saying that home ownership is unachievable…
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Overseas Pensions. Policy review required The Herald article, by Susan St John and Claire Dale highlighting the injustice of foreign pensioned spouses pensions being docked, just because they are married to a New Zealander, indicates how useful the KASPANZ site is in bringing pension matters into the open. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11295201
Posted by Alec Waugh Something different to kick start July winter discussion CEO PAY: WE HAVE ALL BEEN MANIPULATED AND CONNED. IT’S TIME TO SPEAK OUT The Swiss have recently been debating through a referendum that CEO salaries should be pegged to a maximum of 12 times the company’s lowest-paid worker. Known as the 1.12…
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The latest Auckland University Retirement Policy and and Research Policy RPRC Update is now available Posted Alec Waugh
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The Randstad Group is an international recruitment and HR company, with their New Zealand arm reporting the tension between what people want and those advocating retirement ages post 65yrs. Less than a 3rd of respondents happy to work past 64 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11246352
With “advisors” encouraging people to re-mortgage their houses and pay off the loan with their Kiwisaver when it matures, is this the future even for those who belong to Kiwisaver? Stephen Wealthall
Contribution: Susan St John’s original articles and rejoinder, and Alec Waugh’s comments from Kaspanz, all indicate that the debate about retirement income can be broken down into specific components that can be analysed. This approach, rather than the simplistic global statements of many politicians and instant experts, is to be applauded. It does not matter…
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Submitted on 2014/06/08 at 7:04 pm Great article thanks Alec. For someone who despairs that the lack of interest in these issues it is refreshing to see you starting the debate. The RPRC have updated the 2013 figures on labour market participation for 65+ group and it is clear that many more people are staying in…
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Susan St John recent series of articles made interesting reading. As usual her scholarship is sound but please Susan doesn’t join the prophets of doom circus. We know that 40% of current receipt ants of New Zealand Superannuation have no other income, and the next 20% limited additional income. Very few seniors moving into the…
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