Article tagged with 'Retirement Commissioner'
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KiwiSaver gender gap widest in middle-age
18 Mar 2025 - Balances have climbed after a year of strong market performance but women are still being left well behind as compound interest works its magic on their male counterparts’ larger balances in the lead-up to retirement.
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Retirement Commission backs home equity release with advice
26 Sep 2024 - New research from Te Ara Ahunga Retirement Commission says home equity release products provide value for money but should be taken on advice.
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Drop the money jargon urges Retirement Commission
10 Jun 2023 - The Retirement Commission has launched a glossary aiming to strip back the complex language used in financial services and make money terms easier to understand.
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Retirement commissioner re appointed for second term
19 Dec 2022 - Executive chair retirement commissioner, Jane Wrightson has been reappointed for a second term until February 2026.
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What does retirement look like?
28 Sep 2022 - Four panelists at the recent FSC conference give their view on what retirement looks like for each of them personally.
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Retirement Commissioner: Collective effort from advisers needed
27 May 2020 - Advisers may need to find a way to work collectively to help New Zealanders through the Covid-19 disruption, Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson says.
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Don't use KiwiSaver for investment property - yet
04 Feb 2020 - The Interim Retirement Commissioner’s proposal to allow KiwiSaver first-home withdrawals to be used for investment properties came tantalisingly close but didn’t quite make it to the recommendation phase.
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Govt should subsidise advice: Financial Advice NZ
31 Jan 2020 - Government should be encouraging New Zealanders to engage with financial advice to better equip them for lifelong wellbeing, Financial Advice New Zealand.
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Commissioner: Pension age shouldn't increase
29 Jan 2020 - New Zealand’s pension costs might be rising but wellbeing and equity concerns mean we cannot afford to increase the pension age, the Retirement Commissioner says.
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Surprise Retirement Commissioner appointment
01 Nov 2019 - Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi has revealed Diane Maxwell's replacement, and it's not who many expected.