Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity to lobby Government on KiwiSaver

Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity to lobby Government on KiwiSaver
Shamubeel Eaqub is now chief economist and head of policy at Simplicity. (Image: Supplied)
Gregor Thompson
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub has joined forces with Sam Stubbs at Simplicity to get more New Zealanders to invest more money in KiwiSaver.  Eaqub joined the “nonprofit” KiwiSaver scheme and investment fund manager last week as chief economist and head of policy.Along with Rosie Collins, who just graduated with distinction at Cambridge University with a master’s degree focused on KiwiSaver, Eaqub told BusinessDesk he has been tasked with increasing contributions to NZ’s principal saving scheme. Once she's done...

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