Welcome and introduction
Alan Bollard, Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Trends in household savings, wealth and debt
Presented by: Bernard Hodgetts (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: Khoon Goh (ANZ National Bank)
Family trusts
Presented by: Phil Briggs (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: David Feslier (Retirement Commision)
What do we know about equity withdrawal by households in New Zealand?
Presented by: Mark Smith (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: Doug Steel (Westpac)
Housing in the household portfolio and implications for retirement saving: some initial findings from a longitudinal panel survey
Presented by: Grant Scobie and Trinh Le (Treasury)
Discussant: Brent Layton (Director, NZIER)
Housing and housing finance: the view from Australia and beyond
Presented by: Luci Ellis (Reserve Bank of Australia)
Discussant: Aaron Drew (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Income and saving in New Zealand: an age cohort analysis
Presented by: Andrew Coleman (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: Susan St John (University of Auckland)
Statistical issues regarding savings and wealth
Presented by: Geoff Bascand and Diane Ramsay (Statistics New Zealand)
Discussant: Adolf Stroombergen (Infometrics)
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Bernard Hodgetts