The fortnightly newsletter for thought leaders 22nd June 2012

In this issue

We lead this week on the important debate on superannuation that everyone except John Key seems to want to have with some interesting research which shows that an overwhelming majority of Kiwis support a compulsory KiwiSaver scheme. And Sir Stephen Tindall takes up the cudgels on behalf of business lobby group Pure Advantage. Its latest New Zealand’s Position in the Green Race report shows we’re lagging behind other countries in the race to grab a slice of the NZ$6 trillion global green growth industry.  Read more »


Overwhelming public support for compulsory super savings

Most New Zealanders are firmly in favour of making contributions to a national retirement savings scheme compulsory, a survey being released today shows. Read more »



KiwiSaver contributions fall short of retirement savings goals

Another survey released by the ASB shows while awareness of the importance of superannuation is increasing many of us aren’t saving nearly enough for our retirement.  Read more »


The road to a greener, wealthier New Zealand

New Zealand urgently needs to improve its own environmental record to protect the clean, green image that benefits the sale of much of what we produce and export, a recent report from business lobby group Pure Advantage argues.  Read more »


New jobs on the rise

There are some signs of improvement in New Zealand’s sluggish labour market with the latest SEEK New Job Ad Index revealing a 6.4% year-on-year increase in the number of new jobs.  Read more »



Tasman and Nelson top regional economies

The top of the South Island is New Zealand’s best performing economic region at present, according to ASB/Main Report’s latest regional economic scoreboard.  Read more »


Measuring marketing’s worth

You can’t spend wisely on marketing unless you understand its full impact on your business. Here are five questions executives should be asking to help maximise the bang for their bucks. Read more »


Celebrating NZ’s fastest growing companies

Entries are being sought for the 2012 Deloitte Fast 50 – the 12th year that high-growth businesses have been invited to benchmark their business growth over the past three years against each other. Read more »



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