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Over a century of New Zealand longevity

Posted on 11 July, 202122 March, 2023 by Alison O'Connell

 

The rich data set of cohort life tables provided by StatsNZ shows how much population longevity has improved and how variation in lifespans has reduced. Continue reading →

Posted in Longevity, Pensions Tagged Life expectancy, Lifespans, Longevity risk, New Zealand, Retirement planning Leave a comment

Rules of Thumb for decumulation or draw down

Posted on 8 May, 20178 May, 2017 by Alison O'Connell

A simple tool to get people thinking about how to take money from retirement savings – a new approach from New Zealand.

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Posted in Longevity, Pensions, Retirement Tagged Actuarial, Decumulation, Draw down, Longevity risk, New Zealand, Retirement income Leave a comment

Why do we underestimate how long we might live?

Posted on 10 March, 201617 March, 2016 by Alison O'Connell

People tend to underestimate how long they are going to live. Why is this? One contributing factor is that the life expectancy “facts” we usually see or hear are themselves underestimates.

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Posted in Longevity Tagged Life expectancy, Lifespans, Longevity risk, New Zealand, Policy for ageing society, Retirement planning, UK Leave a comment

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