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What is
Happening with Mortgage Trusts
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5.8.08 |
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Press
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Sean Carroll Appointed Chair of ISI
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18.10.07 |
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Press
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KiwiSaver Safe for Investors
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3.7.07 |
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Press
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High Public Interest in KiwiSaver
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29.6.07 |
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Press
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Government's
Bold Step Will Ensure KiwiSaver Success
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17.5.07 |
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Press
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Tax Changes for Savings and Investment Welcomed by
Industry
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6.12.06 |
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Press
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Managed Fund Industry Supports Drive for Improved
Financial Capability of Individuals
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1.12.06 |
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Press
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Life Insurance Continues to Grow Strongly
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29.11.06 |
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Press
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Industry in
Full Support of Review of Financial Products and Providers
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31.8.06 |
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Press
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Investment Managers Support Taxation Changes for
Savings
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30.8.06 |
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Press
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Industry Support KiwiSaver Enhancements
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24.8.06 |
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Press
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Review of Taxation of Life Insurance Welcomed by
Industry
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17.8.06 |
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Press
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Underinsurance
a Growing Problem
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2.3.06 |
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ISI Supports KiwiSaver
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28.2.06 |
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Press
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Taxation of Investment Income
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10.10.05 |
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Press
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Industry Supports Workplace Savings Budget
Announcements
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19.5.05 |
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Press
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Savings Industry Pleased that Call for Taxation
Neutrality has been Answered
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19.5.05 |
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Opportunity for a Lifetime
Savings Industry Support NZ Institute Research
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6.4.05 |
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Industry Welcomes Securities Commission Findings
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3.2.05 |
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Life Insurance Growth
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30.11.04 |
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Life Insurance Statistics
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17.9.04 |
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Industry Pleased with Workplace Savings Report
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15.9.04 |
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Press
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Response to Gareth Morgan's Article on Managed Funds
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16.7.04 |
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Response to Consumer Article on International Equity Funds
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8.7.04 |
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Press
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Industry Comment on Consumer Article - Balanced Managed Funds Remain a Sound
Investment
"The review of a selection of balanced funds released by Consumer today takes
a very narrow focus and does a disservice to savers seeking useful financial analysis.
Consumer has reviewed approximately 5% of a $44 billion industry", said Vance
Arkinstall, CEO, Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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21.5.04 |
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Response by Vance Arkinstall, CEO, ISI
to the Consumer Article "Savings
Scandal: Where has your money gone?"
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17.5.04 |
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Press Release
SAVINGS DOES MATTERMr Littlewood's article in the NZ Herald on Thursday 29 April, claiming
that new Treasury research suggests New Zealanders are not bad savers does a disservice to
the research and ignores the risks that an ageing NZ population faces.
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30.4.04 |
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Fragile State of Superannuation Policies"The recent announcement by the Greypower National Vice President, Mr
Chapman, sends a strong signal that New Zealand’s existing superannuation and savings
policies are not working for the elderly", said Vance Arkinstall, CEO, Investment
Savings & Insurance Association ("ISI").
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31.3.04 |
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Press Release
ISI Calls for Government Action in Wake of
PRG ReportThe Investment Savings and
Insurance Association (ISI) wants stronger recommendations and Government action from the
findings presented in the latest PRG 2003 report released in late December last year.
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27.1.04 |
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Press Release
Fund Management Industry Body Confident
that No Illegal Practices Occurring in NZ"The
Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) is not surprised to hear that the
Securities Commission may be considering an investigation into the practices of fund
managers and is confident no illegal actions have occurred", said ISI Chief
Executive, Vance Arkinstall.
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14.1.04 |
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Press Release
PRG Report WelcomedThe Investment Savings and Insurance Association ("ISI") today
welcomed the release of the Periodic Report Group's Retirement Income Report 2003.
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19.12.03 |
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Press Release
Review of Life Insurance Act WelcomedThe release of the discussion paper on the review of the Life
Insurance Act has been warmly welcomed by the life insurance industry.
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18.12.03 |
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Press Release
Government Move SupportedThe Investment Savings and Insurance Association supports the
Government’s initiatives to develop retirement savings for state sector employees.
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5.11.03 |
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Press Release
Government Needs to Encourage
NZ Investors"The announcement by
the Revenue Minister, Dr Michael Cullen, to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Auckland, warning that the Government would move to prevent New Zealand investors using
certain overseas funds to escape tax only serves to highlight the importance of the
savings industry’s repeated calls for reform of taxation on savings", said Mr
Arkinstall, CEO of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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7.08.03 |
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Press Release
Issues Paper on Savings ReleasedThe first draft of an issues paper on savings was released today in the
lead up to a Savings Forum to be held in late July.
The paper has been prepared by economist Peter Harris to
provide background material for the Forum, which is being co-ordinated by the Investment
Savings and Insurance Association.
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6.06.03 |
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Press Release
Saving New Zealand launchedSaving New Zealand, a project designed to encourage a more positive
environment for savings, is being launched today by the Investment Savings and Insurance
Association (ISI).
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26.05.03 |
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Personal Savings is also an Important
Issue"The National Party
announcement on Friday 14 February 2003 that "there would be four main issues it
would put its name on this year, economic growth, welfare dependency, one standard of
citizenship and education", will be received with dismay by New Zealanders,"
said Vance Arkinstall, CEO, Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI)
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17.02.03 |
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GST will Disadvantage Savers"The Government Discussion Document released last week raises the
prospect of applying GST on the management fees of savings through managed funds. This
prospect should be of major concern to all New Zealanders," said Vance Arkinstall,
Chief Executive of Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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14.11.02 |
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Press Release
Super"The
Budget’s lack of commitment to encourage increased personal savings levels is a
disappointment," said Vance Arkinstall, CEO, Investment Savings & Insurance
Association.
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23.5.02 |
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More Tinkering Around the Edges!"The announcement by the Minister of Finance that the Government is "keen
on the introduction of the McLeod Committee, Risk Free Rate of Return proposal"
should be a matter of concern to savers in New Zealand," said Mr Arkinstall, Chief
Executive, Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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01/03/02 |
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Industry Supports Securities Commission Recommendations to
Change
"The Securities Commission’s recommendations for
changes to the law relating to investment advisers are welcomed by the Investment Savings
and Insurance Association (ISI)," said Vance Arkinstall, Chief Executive.
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25/2/02 |
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Tax Review - Opportunity for Rigorous Debate"The investment and savings industry hopes that the invitation to
subject the Tax Review 2001 Final Report to rigorous scrutiny and lively open-minded
debate will be exercised," said Vance Arkinstall, CEO, Investment Savings and
Insurance Association (ISI).
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25/10/01 |
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Press
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Suspension of Trading in Unlisted Managed Investments
The Investment Savings and Insurance Association today
advised investors in public unit trusts and superannuation funds of moves to suspend
trading in unlisted managed investments.
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12/9/01 |
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Press Release
ISI Supports Securities CommissionThe Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) supports the
Securities Commission’s move to conduct a review of the Investment Advisers
(Disclosure) Act.
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29/8/01 |
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Old Age no Fun Without Savings
"The Investment Savings & Insurance Association
welcomes the survey of Living Standards of Older New Zealanders, released by the Ministry
of Social Policy, as a valuable contribution to research on preparing for
retirement," said Vance Arkinstall, CEO, ISI.
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11/7/01 |
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Press Release
Tax - Time for a changeThe Investment Savings & Insurance Association (ISI) commends
the Government for commissioning the McLeod Tax Review and believes it provides a valuable
stocktake from a qualified group of recognised tax experts on the strengths and weaknesses
of the New Zealand taxation system. The McLeod report comes nearly 20 years since the last
major review.
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27/6/01 |
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Press Release
NZ needs Superannuation Policy that Integrates
Public and Private EffortsThe Investment
Savings and Insurance Association expressed some support for the New Zealand
Superannuation Bill when it presented its submission to Parliament’s Finance and
Expenditure Select Committee this afternoon in Wellington.
The ISI submission calls, however, for wider consideration of the total retirement
planning issue.
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26/4/01 |
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Cullen on Right Track with SuperannuationFollowing today’s address in Wellington by Dr Cullen on
Superannuation, the Chief Executive of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association
(ISI), Vance Arkinstall, said "I was encouraged by Dr Cullen’s willingness to
create a savings friendly environment and his recognition of the need for co-operation
between the savings industry and Government."
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19/4/01 |
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Encouragement for Savings"An increasing number of New Zealanders recognise the need to
save for retirement, says Paul Fyfe, Chairman of the Investment Savings and Insurance
Association (ISI).
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22/8/00 |
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Government Sends a Strong Signal on the Need for
Private SavingsThe Investment Savings and
Insurance Association support the Minister of Finance's recent statement that New
Zealanders "should aspire to a retirement income that is better than that offered
by New Zealand Super."
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20/7/00 |
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Government Plans to Encourage Superannuation
WelcomedThe industry welcomed today’s
announcement by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cullen, which reinforces that long-term
savings are important to the Government and New Zealanders.
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27/3/00 |
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Government Plans to Encourage Superannuation
WelcomedThe industry welcomed today’s
announcement by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cullen, which reinforces that long-term
savings are important to the Government and New Zealanders.
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27/3/00 |
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Government Right to Tackle SuperannuationThe ISI agrees that New Zealand faces a
major challenge from an ageing population as expressed by the Minister of Finance in his
Budget Policy Statement.
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9/3/00 |
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Superannuation Discussion WelcomedThe industry welcomes the news that the
Government Actuary will be issuing a discussion document seeking industry views on how to
define a superannuation scheme.
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8/3/00 |
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Industry Commends Government InitiativeThe Government is to be commended on its
realistic and positive approach to encourage superannuation savings from higher income
earners from 1 April.
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21/2/00 |
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Key Issues Still Tax and SavingsKey issues for the financial services
industry are tax neutrality and Government policy on retirement savings.
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28/9/99 |
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Increased Awareness of the Need to Save - Survey
ResultsThe latest
SaverPulse survey results for the June quarter shows increasing public recognition of the
need for people to save for their retirement.
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13/8/99 |
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Survey Results Indicate that the Call for Compulsory
Superannuation has IncreasedThe latest SaverPulse survey results for the quarter ending March show
that the public are increasingly concerned by the current lack of direction on savings
policies.
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24/6/99 |
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Ad Hoc Changes to Tax System not the AnswerThe ISI would not support moves to fund
tax cuts by increasing the rate of GST
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23/6/99 |
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Call for Compulsory Superannuation Remains HighThe results of the latest SaverPulse
research shows that 57% of the population continue to be in favour of some form of
compulsory savings scheme
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1/3/99 |
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Industry Support Superannuation TaskforceThe investment and savings industry is delighted with the makeup
of the Superannuation 2000 Taskforce and the proposed terms of reference announced by the
Minister of Social Services.
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17/12/98 |
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Multi-Party Agreement Essential for Savings Success"The Investment Savings and Insurance Association is pleased
that Government in last weeks Budget Policy Statement 1999, identified the need to
encourage savings and investment within a stable and neutral environment as one of its key
priorities...
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16/12/98 |
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Public Require Direction on Superannuation"The results of the latest SaverPulse™ research shows a
reduction in the number of people saving for retirement," said Vance Arkinstall,
Acting Chief Executive of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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27/11/98 |
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Government Must Remove Disincentive to Savings"The defeat of the TOLIS legislation and the failure of the
MMP process to identify any acceptable alternative has resulted in politicians sending a
most unfortunate signal particularly to low income savers," said Mr Vance Arkinstall,
Acting Chief Executive of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association.
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19/11/98 |
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Media Release
Change of Heart Penalises Low Income
SaversThe Investment Savings and
Insurance Association is bitterly disappointed that NZ First failed to support the
Government when it presented the Tax Credit System (TOLIS) Bill in the House today, says
Vance Arkinstall, Acting Chief Executive of the Investment Savings and Insurance
Association.
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5/11/98 |
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Media Release
Low Income Savers Receive Benefit"The confirmation by NZ First of its support for the Tax
Credit System (TOLIS) legislation is good news for low income savers. This provides the
Government with the necessary numbers to move quickly and pass this legislation,"
says Vance Arkinstall, Acting Chief Executive of the Investment Savings and Insurance
Association.
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30/10/98 |
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Media Release
Action needed on super policyNew research shows debate and publicity since the time of last
year’s super referendum has failed to encourage more people to save. The Investment
Savings & Insurance Association (ISI) has received research indicating there is no
evidence more people are saving for their retirement than were doing so a year ago.
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25/9/98 |
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Long Term Certainty Essential for Super
The Investment Savings & Insurance Association (ISI) is pleased that Government is
taking superannuation seriously and welcomes the opportunity to be part of any group that
is formed to look at superannuation issues, provided it has broad-based political and
public support to ensure certainty and stability over the long term," says Vance
Arkinstall, Acting Chief Executive of ISI. click here to view it online |
30/9/98 |
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Request for Government to Take Lead
The finance sector has renewed its call for the Government to take the lead in developing
a nationally accepted policy on retirement income. click here to view it online |
10/9/98 |
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ISI Report Urges Actions on Super
A major investment and savings group has today issued
a report calling for the Government to place the issue of retirement savings on its agenda
as a matter of high priority.
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18/6/98 |
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ISI
Report a "Wake Up Call"
An ISI (Investment Savings & Insurance Association of New
Zealand Inc) report to be released next week builds on the work of the Todd Task Force and
Periodic Reporting Group, and aims to address the complacency that has developed around
the retirement income issue
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11/6/98 |
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