For the past few years Australian investors have been frustrated by the deferral of a long-anticipated Government led infrastructure boom.  Planning and consenting delays combined with tight Government…

Thirty years ago, on Friday, September 18, 1987, the long-standing NZX benchmark index reached an all-time high of 3968.89. This capital index, which is now called the S&P/NZX 50 Index, has never returned to this level and is still 8 per cent below its 1987 high.

The New Zealand general election later this month promises to be a close contest. The winds of change are in the air as the Labour party has jumped in the polls following Jacinda Ardern’s appointment as the party leader. But polling data is still showing large swings between Labour and National.