Note that papers and presentations from previous NZSA events can be found on the Past Events page.

External and Member-led reports and papers for actuaries.

• Submission to the 2019 Review of Retirement Income Policies

This submission is from the Retirement Income Interest Group (RIIG) of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries, and includes:

• A report, Longevity in New Zealand: Implications for Retirement Income Policy, which outlines key facts on longevity in New Zealand and highlights some issues arising from analysis of longevity trends. This is particularly relevant to items 2, 6, 7 and 8 in the Terms of Reference of the Review.
• A paper, Retirement income policy in New Zealand: A discussion of context and principles, particularly relevant to items 2 and 7 in the Terms of Reference

Longevity report | Retirement income policy paper

• New Rules of Thumb to help Kiwis spend their retirement savings

For older New Zealanders, knowing how much of their nest egg they can spend each year and how much to save can be a worrying process, with unknown future investment income rates and uncertainty about how long they will live.

Full Paper | Summary

• Income Streaming in Retirement

This paper looks at ways in which New Zealanders could convert their savings into income during retirement.

Full Paper | Summary

• Report on Investigation into the Mortality of New Zealand Insured Lives 2008 to 2010

This Report does not include graduated tables.   You can purchase the full report including graduated tables and an electronic copy of the industry results from us, for $1,000 plus GST.

Contact us to order full copies of the mortality investigations.

• Report on Investigation into the Mortality of New Zealand Insured Lives 2000 to 2004

 This Report does not include graduated tables.  You can purchase the full report including graduated tables and an electronic copy of the industry results from us, for $500 plus GST.

Contact us to order full copies of the mortality investigations.