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Ross Stitt takes a look at pension funding and the age of eligibility in Australia
8th Jun 23, 5:07pm
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Ross Stitt takes a look at pension funding and the age of eligibility in Australia
Chris Trotter argues Shamubeel Eaqub’s fingering of the Baby Boom Generation as the villains of the NZ Superannuation saga is just plain wrong
3rd Apr 23, 9:20am
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Chris Trotter argues Shamubeel Eaqub’s fingering of the Baby Boom Generation as the villains of the NZ Superannuation saga is just plain wrong
ANZ economists look at some of the potential longer term solutions to the 'rough deal' the younger generation are currently getting
8th Dec 20, 2:53pm
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ANZ economists look at some of the potential longer term solutions to the 'rough deal' the younger generation are currently getting
Gareth Vaughan on QE vs monetary financing, COVID-19 housing opportunities, crowdsourcing low interest rate advice, how a computer language controls the financial life of the world, strangled by conservative credentialism & Project Helvetia
7th Dec 20, 10:19am
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Gareth Vaughan on QE vs monetary financing, COVID-19 housing opportunities, crowdsourcing low interest rate advice, how a computer language controls the financial life of the world, strangled by conservative credentialism & Project Helvetia
Roger Farmer urges national treasuries to establish new Social Care Funds that borrow money at low interest rates, and invest the proceeds in the stock market to finance government social programs
15th Jun 19, 10:49am
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Roger Farmer urges national treasuries to establish new Social Care Funds that borrow money at low interest rates, and invest the proceeds in the stock market to finance government social programs
Bank for International Settlements paper asks whether an ageing workforce explains low inflation
23rd Mar 19, 10:02am
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Bank for International Settlements paper asks whether an ageing workforce explains low inflation
John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, by discussing more specific strategies that can be taken to cope with the forthcoming 'Great Reset'
30th Jul 18, 10:05am
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John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, by discussing more specific strategies that can be taken to cope with the forthcoming 'Great Reset'
John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week with some things you can do to protect yourself from the coming problems
23rd Jul 18, 9:46am
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John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week with some things you can do to protect yourself from the coming problems
John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week with some new numbers on how big the problems are
16th Jul 18, 8:39am
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John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week with some new numbers on how big the problems are
John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week tallying up the unfunded US government financial promises: 'We are in hock up to our ears'
2nd Jul 18, 8:30am
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John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week tallying up the unfunded US government financial promises: 'We are in hock up to our ears'
John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week zoning in on the 'rainbows and unicorns' pension promises in Europe
25th Jun 18, 9:32am
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John Mauldin continues his 'Train Crash' series, this week zoning in on the 'rainbows and unicorns' pension promises in Europe
Countries around the world are broke, and this will have dire consequences for future generations, warns Laurence Kotlikoff. He says the only way to fix things is to put everything 'on the books'
22nd Feb 18, 9:50am
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Countries around the world are broke, and this will have dire consequences for future generations, warns Laurence Kotlikoff. He says the only way to fix things is to put everything 'on the books'
John Mauldin argues the entire world is entering 'the Great Reset,' a period of enormous and unpredictable volatility in all asset classes & what he thinks investors should do about it
25th May 17, 11:30am
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John Mauldin argues the entire world is entering 'the Great Reset,' a period of enormous and unpredictable volatility in all asset classes & what he thinks investors should do about it
New PM Bill English talks up infrastructure, housing and ensuring benefits of growth widely shared in first news conference after being elected National leader; sworn in as PM with Paula Bennett deputy
12th Dec 16, 2:11pm
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New PM Bill English talks up infrastructure, housing and ensuring benefits of growth widely shared in first news conference after being elected National leader; sworn in as PM with Paula Bennett deputy
PM says Treasury's forecasts of blow-out in debt by 2060 without NZ Superannuation changes "a load of nonsense"; says Treasury couldn't get forecasts right 44 days before Budget 'let alone 44 years out'; also downplays weak productivity
28th Nov 16, 11:31am
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PM says Treasury's forecasts of blow-out in debt by 2060 without NZ Superannuation changes "a load of nonsense"; says Treasury couldn't get forecasts right 44 days before Budget 'let alone 44 years out'; also downplays weak productivity
Treasury publishes Long Term Fiscal Position forecasts; repeats 2013 warning that net debt will blow out to around 200% of GDP by 2060 without changes to NZ Super indexation and age
22nd Nov 16, 6:32pm
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Treasury publishes Long Term Fiscal Position forecasts; repeats 2013 warning that net debt will blow out to around 200% of GDP by 2060 without changes to NZ Super indexation and age
John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions
17th Sep 16, 6:02am
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John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions
John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment
16th Sep 16, 10:59am
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John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment
Gareth Morgan offers a way to afford NZ Super, a benefit that the Retirement Commissioner says won't be affordable in its current form in the future
6th Aug 16, 9:24am
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Gareth Morgan offers a way to afford NZ Super, a benefit that the Retirement Commissioner says won't be affordable in its current form in the future
Bernard Hickey looks ahead to the election of 2029 to see what the backlash of a generational change in power might look like
20th Sep 15, 5:00am
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Bernard Hickey looks ahead to the election of 2029 to see what the backlash of a generational change in power might look like
People with overseas pensions suffer varying degrees of anomalies and injustice. There is little cost little to fix that, says Susan St John
29th Jul 14, 11:57am
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People with overseas pensions suffer varying degrees of anomalies and injustice. There is little cost little to fix that, says Susan St John
A third of KiwiSaver investors don't know how much they have saved, according to ANZ's latest retirement savings survey
12th Aug 13, 9:17am
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A third of KiwiSaver investors don't know how much they have saved, according to ANZ's latest retirement savings survey
Bernard Hickey says the Govt should restart NZ Super Fund contributions now because the country should have the same outlook as a 20 yr old
4th Aug 13, 8:07am
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Bernard Hickey says the Govt should restart NZ Super Fund contributions now because the country should have the same outlook as a 20 yr old
OECD calls on NZ to implement Capital Gains Tax and land tax to improve savings and investment habits; also wants deposit insurance scheme and higher capital for banks
5th Jun 13, 7:36am
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OECD calls on NZ to implement Capital Gains Tax and land tax to improve savings and investment habits; also wants deposit insurance scheme and higher capital for banks
Terry Baucher explains the latest twist on the taxation of foreign pension funds and finds a 'distasteful double standard' in the new rules
25th May 13, 9:02am
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Terry Baucher explains the latest twist on the taxation of foreign pension funds and finds a 'distasteful double standard' in the new rules