Article tagged with 'annuities'
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After 50 years, Brian Klee decides to hang up his shingle
10 Mar 2022 - Brian Klee started as a life insurance adviser 50 years ago but has decided it's time to retire. He talks to Dale Owens about how the industry has changed and his predictions for the future.
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Making drawdown a success
26 Nov 2021 - More work needs to be done helping people spend their savings in retirement, the Society of Actuaries says.
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First profit forecast for Stewart's Retirement Income Group; Plus new products
15 Jan 2020 - Ralph Stewart's Retirement Income Group is aiming to break into profit this year as well as rolling out a new product and establishing operations in another country.
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Young people should budget to live to 100, actuaries say
03 Dec 2019 - New Zealanders are getting information about how to build wealth, but not how to spend it, a group of actuaries says.
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Will KiwiSavers be denied control of their savings?
27 Oct 2019 - Ralph Stewart has deep concerns about the idea that KiwiSaver members get defaulted to a government run annuities programme, dubbed KiwiSpend.
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Retirement Commissioner: Consider KiwiSpend
22 Oct 2019 - Acting Retirement Commissioner Peter Cordtz is lending support to the idea of KiwiSpend – a Government-administered annuity to help people turn KiwiSaver savings into an income.
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FSC KiwiSaver overhaul: Boost access to advice
11 Sep 2019 - Financial advice could be provided free or at a discount to SuperGold cardholders, or be made tax-deductible, the Financial Services Council has suggested among its package of recommendations to overhaul KiwiSaver.
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Missed the boat? Not yet
03 May 2019 - It's too early to talk about New Zealand having 'missed the boat' on setting up decumulation options for KiwiSaver, commentators say.
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NZ 'missed the boat' on decumulation
02 May 2019 - New Zealand missed its chance to implement a decumulation solution - but it is one of a number of issues that are now 'past urgent' to address, one researcher says.
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Govt needs to step in to annuity market: Researcher
11 Jan 2019 - A New Zealand academic has renewed her call for government intervention to fix a “serious hole” in the country’s retirement income policies.