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Most major markets seen as uncompetitive

17 Apr 24 – New Zealanders think most major product and services markets serving them are uncompetitive. None of 12 markets measured by Horizon Research had a rating of more than 5.7 out of 10, where 0 was very uncompetitive and 10 very competitive). New...
Two top retirement needs? "Pension" and “friends”

25 Feb 24 – New Zealanders say the government pension and “friends” are the two things most needed by people in retirement. Horizon Research asked a representative sample of 1,011 adults what they thought those who have retired, or those retiring in future, most need....
13% of 55 to 64 year-olds unsure how they'll fund retirement

25 Oct 23 – Thirteen per cent of people aged 55 to 64 don’t know how they will fund their retirement, according to a Horizon Research survey of 1,600 Kiwis for ANZ Investments. It comes as a large number of those 65 and over continue to contribute to their KiwiSaver...
Market fall leaves younger people more likely to invest in KiwiSaver

27 Jun 23 – Research into Gen Z’s investment habits shows the younger generation has made a good start to their KiwiSaver contributions, but ongoing education is needed around investing for the long term. The Horizon Research survey of 1,632 respondents for ANZ Investments...
Flash cash news amid a flood

19 Aug 22 – Reece got the good news amid a rainy and flooding day in Nelson. He won an instant extra $100 cash prize draw for completing a special health study survey. He was recovering from shoulder surgery when we broke the news. He says he’ll probably put the...
Kiwis are risking everything

19 Jun 19 – New research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) has revealed many New Zealanders are taking a high stakes gamble on managing risk.The research ‘Risking Everything’, carried out by Horizon Research, looked at New Zealanders' attitudes to financial risk...
KiwiSaver: what's needed

10 Sep 18 – The Financial Services Council has released a new report, ‘Shaping Futures: Closing the KiwiSaver Gap...
How polls help shape debate

4 Jul 18 – Changes to KiwiSaver reflect how HorizonPoll research - and listening to New Zealanders - has helped inform the debate. This time, it's been results exposing the gaps between current income and what's needed to live comfortably in retirement; support for changes to the...
Younger Kiwis fear low retirement incomes

1 Jul 18 – Only 54% of 18-34 year-old New Zealanders expect to have their own home, and only 30% expected to have New Zealand Superannuation at retirement. ...
Most will be living on pension alone 10 years after retiring

6 Dec 17 – For most retirees, savings and income from assets lasts for less than 10 years after retirement, reducing most to living off the New Zealand Superannuation pension alone. With the average person expecting to be retired for 20+ years, New Zealand retirees expect to live the...
Where the money's coming from in retirement

6 Dec 17 – Those over 65 and retired are relying strongly on the New Zealand Superannuation pension income (86%). Research by Horizon for the Financial Services Council, finds...
Strong support for beefing up KiwiSaver

7 Sep 17 – New research of over 2000 New Zealanders released at the Financial Services Council’s annual conference shows there is overwhelming public support for strengthening KiwiSaver and improving Kiwis access to the savings scheme. The findings show that New Zealanders...
It's agreed: Super not enough for comfortable retirement

1 Oct 15 – 65% of all New Zealanders over 18 believe New Zealand Superannuation alone is insufficient for a comfortable retirement. For those already retired 78% say New Zealand Superannuation alone is insufficient for a comfortable retirement. ...
Adult smartphone ownership will hit 79% within year

14 Nov 14 – Around 79% of all adults in New Zealand will have a smartphone by September next year. A Horizon Research survey finds 69% of people aged 18+ now have smartphones. Another 10.4% say they intend to...
79% want fairer savings taxes

30 Jul 14 – 79% of New Zealanders want lower taxes on their savings, according to independent polling for the Financial Services Council in June-July, 2014. More than two million New Zealanders have funds in...
People with mortgages back compulsory KiwiSaver

21 May 14 – New Zealanders with a mortgage have even more enthusiasm for compulsory KiwiSaver than Kiwis generally, says Financial Services Council (FSC), CEO, Peter Neilson. In a ...
41% say "force me to save"

30 Apr 14 – The public resoundingly disagree with one university expert’s opinion that New Zealand does not have a savings problem and don’t need compulsory KiwiSaver. The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released results of research undertaken by Horizon on support...
48% say scrap KiwiSaver tax credit to fund tax cuts on savings

23 Apr 14 – A Horizon Poll commissioned by the Financial Services Council shows KiwiSavers support removing the annual $521 members tax credit (MTC) to fund lower KiwiSaver fund tax rates. $288,000 benefit from lowering tax on savings interest: These proposed...
Retirement income: “They have to do something”

30 Oct 13 – The idea of introducing compulsory retirement saving is generally well received among employees on below-average incomes, according to qualitative research conducted through the HorizonPoll panel. Horizon Research recruited 33 people for one-on-one interviews which were...
Comfortable old age: what's needed

2 Apr 13 – Horizon polling on what New Zealanders regard as a comfortable retirement income is under pinning some of the discusssion on future policy. The Herald has published this opinion...
58% back higher KiwiSaver payments

1 Apr 13 – A majority of New Zealanders (58 per cent) support the Government’s move to increase the minimum KiwiSaver contribution rate by 1 per cent from April 1, says Financial Services Council Chief Executive Peter Neilson. “This strong cross-party support ...
Only 9% think NZ Super alone enough to live on

25 Mar 13 – Only 9 per cent of New Zealanders believe that NZ Superannuation alone will give them an adequate income in retirement according to Horizon Research survey results* released by the Financial Services Council. Another 65 per cent of New Zealanders disagree, 10 per cent are...
Serious illness equals serious financial trouble

18 Feb 13 – Key point summary: 972,700 households with annual incomes $20,000+ do not have income protection Each year the primary income earner in 14,980 of those households will fall seriously ill and be...
Third of households can't pay bills after 3 weeks' illness

18 Feb 13 – In New Zealand serious illness is 2.6 more times more likely to strike than a serious accident putting an earner off work for six months or more. The accident victim will get 80% of income from Accident Compensation. The illness victim without...
Strong support for universal KiwiSaver

14 Jan 13 – New Zealanders today regret the decision to abolish compulsory superannuation in 1976, and a solid majority of New Zealanders now favour the reintroduction of a universal KiwiSaver scheme. Almost three out of four New Zealanders agree now that it was a mistake to scrap the...
1.6 million adults in a 24 day Christmas shopping rush

29 Nov 12 – 1.308 million will spread their present shopping in December right up to Christmas Eve. They will be joined by another 311,000 who say they’re going to leave present buying until the last few days before Christmas. According to a new survey by Horizon Research,...
Kiwis believe new research saying they will live longer

29 Jun 12 – 64% of New Zealanders believe new research which finds that they are living longer after age 65, a key factor driving the need to review the country’s retirement income systems. In remarks prepared for delivery at a conference of leading economists at Palmerston...
Public back compulsory savings policy idea

22 Jun 12 – New Zealanders are firmly in favour of making contributions to employees’ personal retirement savings accounts compulsory. The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released results of a HorizonPoll, saying it has not taken a position on whether savings contributions...
Savings research results: NZ Super not enough

13 Jun 12 – Most people understand that New Zealand Superannuation will not provide them with enough money to live comfortably. According to results of a HorizonPoll survey conducted for the Financial Services Council, New Zealanders felt the average income needed to live comfortably...
63% of New Zealanders say they are not saving enough

7 Mar 12 – 63% of New Zealanders say they are not currently saving enough to retire on a comfortable income. There is widespread concern among New Zealanders over how much income they will have in retirement. Nearly 80% think their savings will run out before...
Support for lifting retirement age, close call on KiwiSaver policies

6 Nov 11 – More New Zealanders support raising the age of eligibility for NZ Super from 65 to 67 years old than oppose. However, it is a close call when people are asked which of the main parties' KiwiSaver policies they support and whether or not the country should...
Budget unlikely to change KiwiSaver savings levels

14 Jun 11 – Research commissioned by the Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) shows that while few New Zealanders support the KiwiSaver changes announced in the Budget, most are likely to remain committed to the scheme. Not surprisingly, the HorizonPoll survey found that...
Public mandates one of four major Budget policy proposals

22 May 11 – The first nationwide post-Budget HorizonPoll shows the Government would not get a mandate to make changes to KiwiSaver, sell up to 49% of state-owned energy company shares or reduce its shareholding in Air New Zealand. It would get a mandate to make changes to the Working...
What Kiwis say on growth forecasts

22 May 11 – Here’s what New Zealanders are saying on the economic and job growth forecasts, which underpin the 2011 Budget. The information provided and question results are shown first, followed by responses when HorizonPoll asked “why do you say that?” ...
Act breaks through 5% support threshold

15 May 11 – The Act Party now has 5.3% voter support. A new HorizonPoll conducted between Thursday and Friday shows Act is up from 3.7% in April after making Don Brash its leader. The first result for the new Mana Party shows it has 2.3% party vote support...
Whopping 92% say Kiwis need to save more

25 Aug 10 – Kiwis know they need to save more. In a current HorizonPoll on compulsory savings policy options, a whopping 92% so far are saying that generally there is a need for New Zealanders to save more . Only 4% disagre...
Government announces savings working group

24 Aug 10 – An independent Savings Working Group announced today by the Government has a wide brief to consider how New Zealand can improve its national savings, Finance Minister Bill English says. "Improving the level of national savings is the next step in the Government's programme...