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What happened Friday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate cuts, affordability worsens, more user-pays coming, credit card growth stalls, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more
20th Sep 19, 3:59pm
by David Chaston
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Opinion
This week's guest Top 5 - A Motu mix
Motu researchers on super-cooled livers, climate change and health, infostorms and fake news, vampire brain cancers and lesser know consequences of global deforestation
20th Sep 19, 10:00am
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Guest
Property
Falling interest rates push house prices further out of reach for first home buyers
There's a cruel sting in the tail of falling interest rates - they've already started pushing up house prices at the bottom end of the market, making home ownership less affordable for aspiring first home buyers
20th Sep 19, 9:59am
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Greg Ninness
News
NZ financial service provider named by SEC in alleged fraudulent international trading scheme
[Updated]
NZ's Blue Isle Markets Ltd named as a defendant in US SEC case alleging tens of millions of dollars in investor losses, some of which was used to fund a luxurious lifestyle for defendants
20th Sep 19, 11:18am
1
Gareth Vaughan
Opinion
Misleading conduct by government insurer – The gander fights back
Simon Papa & Ken Ng argue that by appealing a judgment against Southern Response, the Government risks undermining the push it and its agencies are making to improve bank and insurer conduct
20th Sep 19, 9:19am
5
Simon Papa
News
What happened Friday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate cuts, affordability worsens, more user-pays coming, credit card growth stalls, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more

20th Sep 19, 3:59pm
by David Chaston
3
Opinion
This week's guest Top 5 - A Motu mix

Motu researchers on super-cooled livers, climate change and health, infostorms and fake news, vampire brain cancers and lesser know consequences of global deforestation

20th Sep 19, 10:00am
by Guest
11
Property
Falling interest rates push house prices further out of reach for first home buyers

There's a cruel sting in the tail of falling interest rates - they've already started pushing up house prices at the bottom end of the market, making home ownership less affordable for aspiring first home buyers

20th Sep 19, 9:59am
by Greg Ninness
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News
NZ financial service provider named by SEC in alleged fraudulent international trading scheme
[Updated]

NZ's Blue Isle Markets Ltd named as a defendant in US SEC case alleging tens of millions of dollars in investor losses, some of which was used to fund a luxurious lifestyle for defendants

20th Sep 19, 11:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
1
Opinion
Misleading conduct by government insurer – The gander fights back

Simon Papa & Ken Ng argue that by appealing a judgment against Southern Response, the Government risks undermining the push it and its agencies are making to improve bank and insurer conduct

20th Sep 19, 9:19am
by Simon Papa
5
Property
Property
Parliament greenlights government's new housing and urban development agency
Minister of Urban Development Phil Twyford hails establishment of new Crown agency Kainga Ora in October, which he says will transform housing and urban development throughout New Zealand
20th Sep 19, 11:59am
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by Stephen Forbes
16
Rural News
Rural News
ANZ NZ says unsolicited interest in its rural loans received from more than 10 funds in 6 months
ANZ NZ says it was cold called by more than 10 overseas hedge funds about its rural loan portfolio within 6 months, 3 of 4 other major rural lenders say they haven't been approached
20th Sep 19, 10:09am
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by Gareth Vaughan
3
Opinion
Opinion
Adrian Orr is impotent, not so Grant Robertson
Benje Patterson says Finance Minister Grant Robertson could stimulate the economy by targeting tax cuts at lower income households via a cash handout
19th Sep 19, 1:25pm
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by Benje Patterson
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News
News
Weak GDP figures 'highlight need for strong fiscal policy'
[Updated]
Kiwibank economists say monetary policy is proving ineffective without fiscal support and we need 'strong, wise and expansive fiscal policy'
19th Sep 19, 11:02am
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by David Hargreaves
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News
National Climate Change Risk Assessment outlined by Government

19th Sep 19, 2:10pm
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Stephen Forbes
Opinion
Labour sinks into the migration mire

19th Sep 19, 8:00am
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David Hargreaves
Personal Finance
ANZ trims a home loan rate to match a rival
[Updated]

18th Sep 19, 5:33pm
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David Chaston
News
90 seconds at 9 am: The largest are slowing the fastest

20th Sep 19, 7:16am
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David Chaston
Banking
Chinese banks make their presence felt in New Zealand
[Updated]

18th Sep 19, 3:02pm
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David Chaston
Opinion
A big Aussie elephant in the capital markets room

18th Sep 19, 12:54pm
14
Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ grabs a low-rate mantle
Another mortgage major trims a key mortgage rate. Even if it is not a huge cut, it does drop them to the lowest level among their main rivals
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ANZ trims a home loan rate to match a rival
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New Zealand's largest home loan lender cuts its two year rate to the same level BNZ adopted a few days ago. So does Westpac. But they remain much higher than the recent market leaders
18th Sep 19, 5:33pm
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A new low fixed home loan rate
The New Zealand subsidiary of the Bank of China has launched a 3.15% rate for one and two year fixed home loan contracts, setting a new low in the New Zealand mortgage market
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Fonterra’s capital structure is no longer fit for purpose
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Chinese banks make their presence felt in New Zealand
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Property mentoring company Ronovation's $400k penalty for price fixing confirmed by High Court
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18th Sep 19, 7:50am
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17th Sep 19, 9:51am
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Business
Government frees up and simplifies temporary migrant work visas regime

17th Sep 19, 1:00pm
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Now not the time for major fiscal stimulus, says Goldsmith

15th Sep 19, 6:31am
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New CERT NZ report shows growing cost of cyber-crime to Kiwi businesses

5th Sep 19, 5:00am
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Banking
NZBA coy on enthusiasm for legal challenge of RBNZ capital proposals on their merits

17th Sep 19, 7:35am
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'We’ll let you know of any updates', ANZ NZ says of process to replace David Hisco

16th Sep 19, 11:42am
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Gareth Vaughan
Big Aussie banks lend more to mortgage borrowers than UK, US & Canadian peers

12th Sep 19, 9:34am
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Insurance
Minister Faafoi pledges regime 'where banks & insurers are primarily focused on their customers'
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17th Sep 19, 10:11am
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Climate finance for developing countries reached US$71 bn in 2017 - OECD

14th Sep 19, 5:12pm
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Banking/insurance regulator: 'There will be more damaging headlines'
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13th Sep 19, 10:58am
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Personal Finance
A new low fixed home loan rate

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BNZ grabs a low-rate mantle

16th Sep 19, 10:06am
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David Chaston
Complying with disclosure under new Trusts Act

14th Sep 19, 10:02am
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Rural
A growing concentration

19th Sep 19, 1:04pm
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Guy Trafford
ANZ NZ reportedly turns down hedge fund offer for its rural portfolio
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19th Sep 19, 10:38am
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Gareth Vaughan
Brexit impact to drag on and on

19th Sep 19, 8:51am
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Currencies
NZD doesn't benefit from USD weakness

20th Sep 19, 7:57am
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Jason Wong
US Fed cut “insurance” against the risks

19th Sep 19, 7:57am
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Could ultra-low interest rates be contractionary?

18th Sep 19, 10:44am
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Bonds
Unconventional monetary policy will 'work' if used with sufficient vigour say Westpac economists

18th Sep 19, 11:06am
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David Hargreaves
Kiwibank borrows NZ$400m of 5-year money at 2.155% per annum

13th Sep 19, 1:26pm
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Gareth Vaughan
NZ Govt Bond tender number 695 results

12th Sep 19, 2:53pm
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Kiwisaver
Report on improving capital markets suggests letting KiwiSaver members self-direct & invest with multiple providers
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9th Sep 19, 4:50pm
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Should KiwiSaver default funds be used to help bolster NZ's struggling capital markets?

14th Aug 19, 5:09pm
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Gareth Vaughan
Urgent solutions needed to get KiwiSaver members on the right tax rate

21st Jun 19, 11:49am
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Martin Hawes
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