Category: Interest Rates
Investing in a low interest rate world
Bruce O'Leary, 30 Aug 2019
Low interest rates may be celebrated by those with mortgages, but can be a worry for those with money in…
Interest rates; a race to the bottom?
Katlyn Parker, 23 Jul 2019
Central banks globally, most notably the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB), are now proactively shifting…
What’s causing the rise in Aussie property companies?
Roland Houghton, 05 Jul 2019
The listed Australian property sector (AREITs) has had a very strong 12 months, returning 19.3% (including dividends) vs. the ASX…
Frances Sweetman speaks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the past week in sharemarkets
Frances Sweetman, 13 Jun 2019
ListenWhat’s the right amount of government debt for NZ?
Ian Robertson, 06 Jun 2019
Amongst the Budget Responsibility Rules which the government agreed after the 2017 election, the government is required to reduce the…
Diversifying from term deposits to bonds
Paul Morris, 15 May 2019
Last week the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (“RBNZ”) cut its Official Cash Rate (“OCR”) from 1.75 percent to a…
Are current low interest rates set to go even lower?
Ian Robertson, 01 May 2019
In this short video, Senior Analyst Ian Robertson discusses the current interest rate environment and explains what it means for…
Previewing Budget 2019 and how it could impact markets
Frances Sweetman, 24 Apr 2019
In this short video, Senior Analyst Frances Sweetman previews Budget 2019 and discusses what it could mean for the economy…
An update on Aussie house price declines
David Rigby, 24 Apr 2019
Since our last blog on Australian housing in December last year prices have continued to fall, but the pace of…
Caveat emptor longer dated bonds
Ian Robertson, 10 Apr 2019
Recent months have seen a trend in the NZ retail bond market towards longer dated bonds with coupon resets (known…