Barbara Edmonds

Labour's Future Fund could borrow against up to $20 billion of existing state assets to enable new investments in local businesses and infrastructure

Labour's Future Fund could borrow against up to $20 billion of existing state assets to enable new investments in local businesses and infrastructure

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says political parties ‘have a requirement’ to go into the next election with a superannuation policy, says ‘we have shown our hand'

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says political parties ‘have a requirement’ to go into the next election with a superannuation policy, says ‘we have shown our hand'

First Deputy Governor of Sweden’s central bank Anna Breman to take charge at RBNZ in December

First Deputy Governor of Sweden’s central bank Anna Breman to take charge at RBNZ in December

For most New Zealanders, a 5% KiwiSaver contribution rate would help them reach an 'adequate' retirement income but there’s no one-size-fits-all, retirement expert says

For most New Zealanders, a 5% KiwiSaver contribution rate would help them reach an 'adequate' retirement income but there’s no one-size-fits-all, retirement expert says

Both Westpac and Kiwibank economists have quickly called for the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 points next month in reaction to the 0.9% drop in GDP; ASB joins in on the call too

Both Westpac and Kiwibank economists have quickly called for the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 points next month in reaction to the 0.9% drop in GDP; ASB joins in on the call too

There's 'almost no incentive for individuals to have money locked up until they're 65' in NZ, KiwiSaver provider says

There's 'almost no incentive for individuals to have money locked up until they're 65' in NZ, KiwiSaver provider says

While NZ gives a lot of thought to putting money into our retirement income system, we don’t help people when it comes to taking it out, expert panel says

While NZ gives a lot of thought to putting money into our retirement income system, we don’t help people when it comes to taking it out, expert panel says

Labour won’t increase superannuation age, finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says, but there’s other retirement and KiwiSaver settings that can be looked at

Labour won’t increase superannuation age, finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says, but there’s other retirement and KiwiSaver settings that can be looked at

‘Game on!’: Economists get more than they expect from the Reserve Bank as it makes a 'bold' move projecting the Official Cash Rate to go as low as 2.5%

‘Game on!’: Economists get more than they expect from the Reserve Bank as it makes a 'bold' move projecting the Official Cash Rate to go as low as 2.5%

Raising taxes will be a hard-sell for Chris Hipkins if all the additional revenue is pledged to funding pay equity

Raising taxes will be a hard-sell for Chris Hipkins if all the additional revenue is pledged to funding pay equity

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 1.2% in June and the annual increase was the highest since December 2023; rent prices, however, had their lowest annual increase since 2011; CPI to be announced on Monday

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 1.2% in June and the annual increase was the highest since December 2023; rent prices, however, had their lowest annual increase since 2011; CPI to be announced on Monday

Prepare for another election cycle full of fiscal holes and creative cost estimates after the Act and New Zealand First parties vetoed Nicola Willis’ policy costing unit proposal

Prepare for another election cycle full of fiscal holes and creative cost estimates after the Act and New Zealand First parties vetoed Nicola Willis’ policy costing unit proposal

Labour’s leadership is sending mixed messages about how closely it will follow the fiscal rules the party established during its last term in office

Labour’s leadership is sending mixed messages about how closely it will follow the fiscal rules the party established during its last term in office

Chris Trotter says a political party caught speaking out of both sides on its mouth on key issues will soon find itself in big trouble

Chris Trotter says a political party caught speaking out of both sides on its mouth on key issues will soon find itself in big trouble

Finance Minister Nicola Willis sees 'a lot of ways' to support Kiwibank's NZ identity after bank's CEO says it doesn't make sense at this stage to rule out offshore capital

Finance Minister Nicola Willis sees 'a lot of ways' to support Kiwibank's NZ identity after bank's CEO says it doesn't make sense at this stage to rule out offshore capital