Events and proceedings

View past events involving the Retirement Policy and Research Centre (RPRC).

2021

Pressure points in our policies: Facing up to the ageing population, University of Auckland Alumni and RPRC, 10 August 2021

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2019

RPRC and PPI Summit: The 2019 retirement income policy review, and you, 26 April 2019

Winter Week on Campus, 28 November, 2019

2018

RPRC seminar: Global trends in pension reforms: Issues for New Zealand, 5 April 2018

2017

RPRC forum: Retirement policy in an age of uncertainty, 20 April 2017

Auckland Microfinance, University of Auckland, 15 March 2017

Summit: Beyond Social Investment, 8 September 2017

2016

RPRC Forum: The high-cost chromosome - XX retirement: lower pay, less savings, longer lives, 15 July 2016

Social security summit: Investing in children, 2 September 2016

2015

Social security summit: Welfare fit for families in a changing world, 8 September 2015

Today’s policy settings unfairly favour the baby boomer generation, 10 July 2015

NZ Dementia Summit, Te Papa, Wellington, 6 November 2015

2014

Retirement Incomes Policy: the future is now, 17 April 2014

Decumulating retirement savings: making the options work, 21 November 2014
Presentations to come

Overseas pensions: a fairer future, 5 December 2014
Presentations to come

2013

2013 RPRC September Forum: Does the UK’s reform of pensions have lessons for New Zealand? 23 September 2013, University of Auckland Business school

  • Welcome Susan St John (RPRC).
  • Pension reform in the UK: Overtaking NZ Alison O’Connell.
  • NZS is affordable now and even more affordable in 2050 Michael Littlewood
  • Adapting NZS: Options on the table Susan St John
  • Reflections on the barriers to policy change Malcolm Menzies (CFLRI).
  • RPRC September Forum: Further reading

RPRC Forum Proceedings: Overseas pensions: Justice delayed? 6 June 2013.
Presentations to come

2012

Symposium: Spending the savings: Decumulation and middle-income retirement 30 November 2012.

  • Proceedings
  • Setting the scene Susan St John
  • To whom will we decumulate? An inconvenient truth about population ageing Natalie Jackson
  • What do we know about assets & incomes of the 65+ Michael Littlewood
  • A minimum income for healthy living in retirement Toni Ashton
  • New Zealand’s long-term care arrangements and a cross-country comparison M Claire Dale.
  • The place of decumulation in overall retirement income policy Malcolm Menzies
  • KiwiSaver products and practices - the challenges and problems Michael Chamberlain (MCA NZ).
  • What would it take to have a New Zealand market for annuities? Peter Neilson (FSC).
  • Annuities in the decumulation period Chris Coon (Partners Life).
  • Putting housing wealth to work: The role of home equity in decumulation Judith Davey (VUW).
  • The future of home equity release products: The role of property as a decumulation solution Rob Dowler (SHERPA).
  • Have the Australians got it right? Converting retirement savings to retirement benefits: Lessons from Australia Hazel Bateman (UNSW).
  • Long term care insurance: Is there hope for private provision? Bridget Browne (ANU).
  • Decumulation and middle-income retirement (II)
  • Spending the savings: A decumulation model Mark Channon (Mercer).
  • Management of decumulation risks, Jonathan Eriksen.

RPRC Debate: SAYGO versus PAYGO: Does it matter? 26 June 2012.
Debate presentation: SAYGO versus PAYGO, what is the real question for New Zealand Superannuation? Michael Littlewood.

  • Debate presentation: The argument for SAYGO is more SAYGO, more investment, bigger economy Susan St John
  • Debate presentation: The economics of PAYGO and SAYGO retirement schemes in NZ Andrew Coleman.

RPRC seminar Accounting for the government: Is GAAP a step forward or a step back? 6 March 2012. Associate Professor Sue Newberry, The University of Sydney.

RPRC Seminar Putting a human face on the financial services industry: What happens when it all goes wrong? 9 February 2012. Aaron Bruhn, Australian National University.

2011

ACC Forum: The future of ACC 26 August 2011, University of Auckland Business school

2010

Welfare forum: Rethinking welfare for the 21st century
10 September 2010. University of Auckland Business school

New Zealand superannuation and overseas pensions forum series: Issues and principles for reform 25 August 2010, Wellington.

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Employees' Provident Fund conference. 14-15 July

  • Michael Littlewood: Pre-funding New Zealand superannuation
  • View the New Zealand Economics Papers article
  • New Zealand's national financial literacy strategy

New Zealand superannuation and overseas pensions forum series: Options for reform 24 February 2010, Auckland.

2009

ACC forum: ACC debate - How do we pay for the ACC? 15 December 2009.

RPRC symposium: Tax, saving, welfare and retirement 16 July 2009.

2008

Symposium: Retirement income policies in New Zealand - looking back and looking forward 16 April 2008.

123 delegates and 20 speakers, including many prominent players from the last 30 years, talked about what has happened and what might matter for the future. To support the work of the Retirement Policy and Research Centre and the April 2008 Symposium, The University of Auckland Library made available online:

2007

Where to for Welfare? Symposium held to discuss recent and proposed welfare reform, 21 March 2007.