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Financial wellbeing resources

Financial wellbeing refers to how well someone can meet their current and future financial needs.

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Pre-Retirement tips

The concept of retirement means different things to different people. Whether it is the opportunity to travel, spend time with family, start a new project, or dabble in a mixture of all of the above.

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Financial tools for 2023

Retirement savings are important for the future as it is always good to have a pool of funds in case of an uncalled-for event like a health condition or expenses related to your house or car.

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Interview with Ashik Kurien

Behind the scenes interview with Ashik Kurien

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What’s causing recent market volatility?

This recent market volatility is simply a reflection of the markets returning to a more normal monetary policy setting environment.

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Cash is often not king

During share market falls in the early parts of 2020, some members considered, or did move their super into a cash investment option.

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Planning for a ‘rainy day'

Saving for a ‘rainy day’ is an idiom many of us will know; it is the principle of putting some money aside today for a future time of need.

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Got money questions?

We're all searching for answers – especially when it comes to money.

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Tax rules for ESCT from 1 April 2021

The Government has introduced a new top personal income tax rate of 39% which applies to personal annual income that exceeds $180,000 from 1 April 2021.

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New website launch

We are delighted to announce the recent launch of our new FireSuper website! This site is designed to improve site functionality, navigation, and security and is hosted under the new domain

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Things to think about before you retire

The concept of retirement means different things to different people.

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Rays of hope for markets

As we say goodbye to a difficult 2020, there are some positive signs for the global economy.

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Negative Interest Rates

Interest rates in New Zealand and around the world are exceptionally low, and have just recently gone lower.

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Kiwis spend more time picking movies

Many New Zealanders spend longer choosing a movie to watch than checking their retirement savings, reveals the Financial Markets Authority.

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Death benefit payment process changes

On 31 July 2020 the death benefit payment process is changing.

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Introduction of insurance rebate

The Scheme offers members access to death and permanent incapacity insurance, and all new members are automatically accepted if they join the Scheme.

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Your Helpline – chat with Luke

We speak with Luke, one of the Helpline team members who answers the phones, about what commonly asked questions members have, his role, and when someone should call in to the team.

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Estate planning - more than just a Will

Protect what’s important to you by planning ahead. Make sure your loved ones are taken care of, and your assets are distributed how you want,

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Buying your first home

How much do you really have for a first home deposit? When you combine your retirement account savings,

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My balance is going down

In mid-October, global share markets went through another downturn (since February 2018), before a moderate rebound over the following days.

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Improving the security of our website

In order to protect your confidential financial and personal data on the website, we’ll soon be adding a new security access step known as multi factor authentication (MFA).

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