In this Topix, we construct a model to predict mortality in New Zealand and compare this to the actual mortality experience over recent years.
News Category: Other
New Zealand 2020 mortality
COVID-19 and the related lockdowns have put a huge strain financially and mentally on many. However, flying under the radar is a little-acknowledged fact: fewer New Zealanders are dying.
Covid-19: Excess deaths
With the Office of National Statistics releasing mortality data for England and Wales, we’ve done a quick analysis on how Covid-19 deaths fit into the broader picture, and what this looks like in terms of deaths additional to what one might have otherwise expected.
Last updated: 22 April 2020
Repayment Waivers
Commerce Commission takes action over unreasonable fees by lenders.
Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill
Insurance – Proposed Regulatory Regime
In this newsletter we discuss insurance regulation in New Zealand.
Impact of the rising NZ dollar
Here we discuss the impact of the rising NZ dollar and in particular the implications for hedging strategies.
Review of the Stobo Report
The objective of the review was the minimisation of the extent to which the tax system distorts the way New Zealanders invest.