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Budget 2014 - Health
21st May 14, 2:54pm
Budget 2014 - Health
Budget 2014 - Social Welfare
21st May 14, 2:53pm
Budget 2014 - Social Welfare
Budget 2014 - Financing, Transfers, Customs, IRD
21st May 14, 2:50pm
Budget 2014 - Financing, Transfers, Customs, IRD
Budget 2014 - Summary of all tax collections
21st May 14, 12:05pm
Budget 2014 - Summary of all tax collections
Budget 2014 - Summary of all spending plans
21st May 14, 12:05pm
Budget 2014 - Summary of all spending plans
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$566 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.11% (previously 4.40%)
16th May 14, 2:21pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$566 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.11% (previously 4.40%)
Friday's Top 10: Michael Lewis' new book Flash Boys; Punishing tigers and flies; Social media busts insider trader at NAB; Is investment banking dead?
16th May 14, 10:30am
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Friday's Top 10: Michael Lewis' new book Flash Boys; Punishing tigers and flies; Social media busts insider trader at NAB; Is investment banking dead?
More interest in latest Inflation Linked bond tender but 93% of the bids were unsuccessful; weighted average yield falls to 2.8% (3% last time)
8th May 14, 2:38pm
More interest in latest Inflation Linked bond tender but 93% of the bids were unsuccessful; weighted average yield falls to 2.8% (3% last time)
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$851 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.40% (previously 4.37%)
17th Apr 14, 2:10pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$851 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.40% (previously 4.37%)
Third IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 3.0116%
10th Apr 14, 2:17pm
Third IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 3.0116%
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$773 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.37% (previously 4.29%)
27th Mar 14, 2:10pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$773 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.37% (previously 4.29%)
A review of things you need to know before you go home; Wholesale trade sales up; net migration to exceed 30,000; No Warehouse retail debentures; National further ahead
7th Mar 14, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; Wholesale trade sales up; net migration to exceed 30,000; No Warehouse retail debentures; National further ahead
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Building consents fall; Business confidence at 20-year highs; Kiwis take on more debt
28th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Building consents fall; Business confidence at 20-year highs; Kiwis take on more debt
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$1.01 bln with an average weighted yield of 4.29% (previously 4.6236%)
27th Feb 14, 2:09pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$1.01 bln with an average weighted yield of 4.29% (previously 4.6236%)
Craig Simpson contemplates how much a young New Zealander will need to have saved to retire comfortably and suggests reviewing your KiwiSaver strategy
14th Feb 14, 11:32am
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Craig Simpson contemplates how much a young New Zealander will need to have saved to retire comfortably and suggests reviewing your KiwiSaver strategy
First IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9808%
13th Feb 14, 2:17pm
First IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9808%
KiwiSaver returns show equity dominant strategies continuing to outperform; Actively managed bank schemes superior across many categories
13th Feb 14, 9:53am
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KiwiSaver returns show equity dominant strategies continuing to outperform; Actively managed bank schemes superior across many categories
NZDMO repurchased $144 mln of April 2015 government stock from a total of $628 mln offered; average weighted yield was 3.24%
12th Feb 14, 4:38pm
NZDMO repurchased $144 mln of April 2015 government stock from a total of $628 mln offered; average weighted yield was 3.24%
Friday's Top 10: Lies, damned lies and statistics; Banking advice stepping up; Croatia next for bailout; US nowhere near a housing bubble; Chinese hotels 'deluxing'
31st Jan 14, 10:30am
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Friday's Top 10: Lies, damned lies and statistics; Banking advice stepping up; Croatia next for bailout; US nowhere near a housing bubble; Chinese hotels 'deluxing'
Latest bond tender of NZ$150 mln received bids for NZ$446 mln with 8 year bond yielding an average 5.5016% (previously 5.3810%)
11th Dec 13, 2:34pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$150 mln received bids for NZ$446 mln with 8 year bond yielding an average 5.5016% (previously 5.3810%)
RBNZ & RBA talk down their respective dollars; ECB surprises with rate cut; how to insulate your portfolio against rising interest rates
5th Dec 13, 4:46pm
RBNZ & RBA talk down their respective dollars; ECB surprises with rate cut; how to insulate your portfolio against rising interest rates
Latest IIB tender delivers highest yields of the year
5th Dec 13, 2:56pm
Latest IIB tender delivers highest yields of the year
Categorising KiwiSaver funds into various buckets is not as simple as assessing how much is exposed to shares
5th Dec 13, 9:19am
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Categorising KiwiSaver funds into various buckets is not as simple as assessing how much is exposed to shares
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$663 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.5469% (previously 4.4509%)
28th Nov 13, 2:09pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$663 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.5469% (previously 4.4509%)
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for $268 mln with weighted average accepted yield of 2.7552% (versus 2.6339% previously)
21st Nov 13, 2:10pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for $268 mln with weighted average accepted yield of 2.7552% (versus 2.6339% previously)