Pensions fall short of securing retirees� future
Friday, March 03, 2017
Graph by NBFIRA
Many financial experts at the recent BPS annual conference said a retiree needs between 60% and 70% of his final salary as a pension in order to maintain their lifestyle.
“This target pension ratio, referred to as a ‘replacement ratio’ is expected to be enough for the retiree provided he has no debt and no dependants at their date of retirement,” says BPS chairman, Peter Hikhwa.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...