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Roger J Kerr says the low 2/10 differential is just not sustainable in the medium to longer term, presenting options for borrowers with fixed rate swaps maturing over the next 2 years
4th Jun 14, 9:24am
Roger J Kerr says the low 2/10 differential is just not sustainable in the medium to longer term, presenting options for borrowers with fixed rate swaps maturing over the next 2 years
Roger J Kerr says retreat by the NZD has been due to unwinding of carry trades and NZD/AUD speculative positions
4th Jun 14, 9:03am
Roger J Kerr says retreat by the NZD has been due to unwinding of carry trades and NZD/AUD speculative positions
Postie Plus, in breach of the terms of its loans with BNZ, goes into voluntary administration
4th Jun 14, 7:33am
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Postie Plus, in breach of the terms of its loans with BNZ, goes into voluntary administration
Roger J Kerr says lower dairy income and lower growth means that the RBNZ won't be as aggressive with their OCR hikes
26th May 14, 3:30pm
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Roger J Kerr says lower dairy income and lower growth means that the RBNZ won't be as aggressive with their OCR hikes
Roger J Kerr says the FX markets are waiting to be told that the NZ economic fundamentals have weakened
26th May 14, 1:36pm
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Roger J Kerr says the FX markets are waiting to be told that the NZ economic fundamentals have weakened
Roger J Kerr says our economy is highly dependent on climate, export prices and currency and therefore has high vulerabilities and economic risk
19th May 14, 3:00pm
Roger J Kerr says our economy is highly dependent on climate, export prices and currency and therefore has high vulerabilities and economic risk
Roger J Kerr sees the tide turning in favour of the USD internationally; the local FX market is now expects the RBNZ to revise down their GDP growth and inflation forecasts
19th May 14, 1:53pm
Roger J Kerr sees the tide turning in favour of the USD internationally; the local FX market is now expects the RBNZ to revise down their GDP growth and inflation forecasts
We wrap-up some of the business reaction to Budget 2014
Greens' Russel Norman proposes spending NZ$120 mln over three years to set up state-owned Green Investment Bank paid for with higher mining royalties
13th May 14, 11:38am
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Greens' Russel Norman proposes spending NZ$120 mln over three years to set up state-owned Green Investment Bank paid for with higher mining royalties
Roger J Kerr sees interest rate yield curve steepening giving a good opportunity to fix more debt or extend the maturity on existing fixed rate debt
12th May 14, 12:13pm
Roger J Kerr sees interest rate yield curve steepening giving a good opportunity to fix more debt or extend the maturity on existing fixed rate debt
Roger J Kerr says if the markets don't rescue the RBNZ they could surprise by cancelling the June OCR increase. That would get their attention
12th May 14, 11:53am
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Roger J Kerr says if the markets don't rescue the RBNZ they could surprise by cancelling the June OCR increase. That would get their attention
Roger J Kerr sees a market opportunity that should not be missed by borrowers with a high level of swap maturities over the next 12 to 24 months
5th May 14, 9:35am
Roger J Kerr sees a market opportunity that should not be missed by borrowers with a high level of swap maturities over the next 12 to 24 months
Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ may consider cancelling OCR increases in June/July if the exchange rate stays high
5th May 14, 8:06am
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Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ may consider cancelling OCR increases in June/July if the exchange rate stays high
Australasian banking industry sees itself as better prepared to handle risks than global counterparts
29th Apr 14, 12:06pm
Australasian banking industry sees itself as better prepared to handle risks than global counterparts
PwC lists 6 things banks must do to succeed in the digital era, sees branch foot traffic falling 25% in 3 years
29th Apr 14, 7:00am
PwC lists 6 things banks must do to succeed in the digital era, sees branch foot traffic falling 25% in 3 years
Roger J Kerr sees the golden run ending as the 'upcoming winter months may be somewhat tougher for the economy than most expect'
28th Apr 14, 10:35am
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Roger J Kerr sees the golden run ending as the 'upcoming winter months may be somewhat tougher for the economy than most expect'
Roger J Kerr says both the upcoming US jobs report and the Aussie budget are likely to be negative for the NZD, reinforcing the drop in milk powder prices
28th Apr 14, 8:15am
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Roger J Kerr says both the upcoming US jobs report and the Aussie budget are likely to be negative for the NZD, reinforcing the drop in milk powder prices
Roger J Kerr advises the RBNZ to select their words much more carefully this time than they did in March as the currency needs to follow dairy prices down
22nd Apr 14, 2:00pm
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Roger J Kerr advises the RBNZ to select their words much more carefully this time than they did in March as the currency needs to follow dairy prices down
Roger J Kerr reminds us that the demand to invest into NZ’s higher yields dissipates quickly if the currency ceases to appreciate and starts to depreciate
22nd Apr 14, 10:55am
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Roger J Kerr reminds us that the demand to invest into NZ’s higher yields dissipates quickly if the currency ceases to appreciate and starts to depreciate
Family business transition: as 'baby boomers' hand over to 'millennials', the risks of getting it wrong have never been greater
16th Apr 14, 8:39am
Family business transition: as 'baby boomers' hand over to 'millennials', the risks of getting it wrong have never been greater
Roger J Kerr warns that interest rate increases could be a lot sooner and more severe if the NZ dollar falls sharply
14th Apr 14, 3:30pm
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Roger J Kerr warns that interest rate increases could be a lot sooner and more severe if the NZ dollar falls sharply
Roger J Kerr says a surprise 'no change' OCR decision would be much more effective to pull the NZ dollar down than jawboning
14th Apr 14, 12:18pm
Roger J Kerr says a surprise 'no change' OCR decision would be much more effective to pull the NZ dollar down than jawboning
Intergovernmental agreement with US over the controversial FATCA tax act secured
7th Apr 14, 4:25pm
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Intergovernmental agreement with US over the controversial FATCA tax act secured
Roger J Kerr wonders who will buy US bonds now that the Fed is cutting back; selling pressure will force yields higher
7th Apr 14, 12:53pm
Roger J Kerr wonders who will buy US bonds now that the Fed is cutting back; selling pressure will force yields higher
Roger J Kerr says the Trade Weighted Index is looking down the barrel of a significant drop
7th Apr 14, 11:57am
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Roger J Kerr says the Trade Weighted Index is looking down the barrel of a significant drop