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The Retirement Commissioner’s suggestion of lifting the age New Zealand Superannuation kicks in has been greeted with a resounding raspberry by both main political parties.”No way,” was how Finance Minister Michael Cullen responded to a question about it from Good Returns at a briefing on the government’s Half Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update. Cullen said …
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The number of people joining KiwiSaver continues to defy initial expectations with over 316,000 New Zealanders signing up in just the first five months, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.As at 30 November, 316,865 New Zealanders were actively saving for their retirement through KiwiSaver. This news comes just a month …
New Zealand’s efforts to be economically strong should include increased capital investment by manufacturing and other firms, Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen says. The service and manufacturing sector in particular needed to change to help drive New Zealanders’ incomes towards those in Australia, Cullen told The Press after the 20/20 Primary Industries Summit in Christchurch …
KiwiSaver opens up great opportunities for financial advisors, and it also brings its share of responsibilities. Press Release by Hon Michael Cullen Speech to the FundSource Annual Investment Conference, Langham Hotel, 83 Symonds Street, Auckland. 2:00pm Friday, 9 November 2007. Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the role of financial advice in KiwiSaver. …
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