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.
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