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New research quantifies "comfortable" retirement

10 November 2009

New research across the Tasman has quantified the annual income needed by retirees to fund either a comfortable or modest standard of living in retirement.

Trans-Tasman Retirement Savings Portability

15 July 2009

Giving New Zealanders returning permanently from Australia the ability to bring their compulsory retirement savings back home if they so choose is a positive move, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of New Zealand (ASFONZ) which promotes workplace savings.

Seniors protest against rules on foreign pensions

24 July 2008

Septuagenarian protesters greeted Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson at an Auckland Grey Power meeting yesterday with placards demanding their rights to foreign pensions.

Agreement expected on trans-Tasman retirement savings portability by end of October

17 July 2008

Officials from Australia and New Zealand will finalise the text of a deal by the end of October that will facilitate the portability of private retirement savings across the Tasman, Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan and New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen said at the conclusion of their first formal bilateral talks, which were held at Parliament in Wellington today.

Don’t Risk Your Members Dying Poor – Encourage Them to Decumulate!

30 June 2008

Ever wondered what you'll be doing during retirement? Or where you'll be? A significant number of New Zealanders see themselves buying a caravan and traveling around the country, enjoying their new found freedom...but what if their planned retirement income is depleted before they hit the road?  Read more.

Symposium: Retirement Income & Policies

16 April 2008

The Auckland University Retirement Policy & Research Centre in association with the Retirement Commission and the Auckland Business School are holding a one-day symposium in Auckland.

KiwiSaver 'will change plans for retirement'

13 February 2008

Less importance will be placed on home ownership at retirement due to KiwiSaver and housing affordability, Mercer investment managers and consultants predict.

Kiwis keep it real on hopes for retirement

24 October 2007

Research by default KiwiSaver provider Mercer shows that while we would prefer to retire at the age of 57, most of us don't expect to stop working until at least 65.