OECD suggests overhaul of retirement savings & KiwiSaver, 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment & the Australian Budget
About this episode
The episode discusses the OECD's proposal for overhauling retirement savings, the 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment, and changes in the Australian Budget affecting capital gains tax.
This week, the OECD suggests a major overhaul of our retirement savings system, the 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment identifies ten significant risk areas needing "focused action" (i.e. money) and controversial Australian Budget changes to Australia’s capital gains tax may have a silver lining for Kiwis.
Topics covered
- retirement savings
- climate change
- Australian Budget
- capital gains tax
- KiwiSaver
Keywords
- OECD
- retirement savings
- KiwiSaver
- climate change
- Australian Budget
- capital gains tax
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OECD, KiwiSaver
Places: New Zealand, Australia
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