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Strategic asset-allocation decisions determine most of an investment portfolio’s subsequent return. Investors need to focus more on their portfolio composition and worry less about active or passive positions

Strategic asset-allocation decisions determine most of an investment portfolio’s subsequent return. Investors need to focus more on their portfolio composition and worry less about active or passive positions

Yu Yongding advocates China going back to expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, alongside its necessary structural adjustment, to keep social wellbeing improving

Yu Yongding advocates China going back to expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, alongside its necessary structural adjustment, to keep social wellbeing improving

Ann Lee says demonising China as a totalitarian state that threatens to overturn the US-led world order risks damaging the global economy by curtailing trade and fueling intense military competition

Ann Lee says demonising China as a totalitarian state that threatens to overturn the US-led world order risks damaging the global economy by curtailing trade and fueling intense military competition

Brendon Harre says housing policy failure impacts heavily on the poor. He calls for a fix to the housing crisis from an inequality perspective targeting the RMA and infrastructure financing

Brendon Harre says housing policy failure impacts heavily on the poor. He calls for a fix to the housing crisis from an inequality perspective targeting the RMA and infrastructure financing

All human interaction, including international trade and monetary policy, is characterised by a mixture of competition and cooperation. Which is best depends on the context, including what the other players are doing

All human interaction, including international trade and monetary policy, is characterised by a mixture of competition and cooperation. Which is best depends on the context, including what the other players are doing

Risk management tools like forward exchange contracts and limit orders are useful when you have a significant currency transfer planned and want to avoid the volatility of the spot market

Risk management tools like forward exchange contracts and limit orders are useful when you have a significant currency transfer planned and want to avoid the volatility of the spot market

A shift to clean energy is now feasible owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of renewable energy now rival fossil fuels

A shift to clean energy is now feasible owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of renewable energy now rival fossil fuels

Digital flows and services are already too big and important to ignore. Governments need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture when they assess their external balances, competitive positions and setting policy

Digital flows and services are already too big and important to ignore. Governments need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture when they assess their external balances, competitive positions and setting policy

No one knows what China’s future holds despite many of faulty predictions of systemic collapse or stagnation. Neither is likely, although they face challenges that are far more serious than many observers seem to think

No one knows what China’s future holds despite many of faulty predictions of systemic collapse or stagnation. Neither is likely, although they face challenges that are far more serious than many observers seem to think

Another good season ahead for NZ dairy farmers, but winter is coming with demand uncertainties rising – new Rabobank dairy industry report

Another good season ahead for NZ dairy farmers, but winter is coming with demand uncertainties rising – new Rabobank dairy industry report

National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake

National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake

Milford Asset Management senior analyst Ian Robertson provides some salient tips for investors in long-term bonds

Milford Asset Management senior analyst Ian Robertson provides some salient tips for investors in long-term bonds

The IMF looks at housing markets in key economies, including the US, Canada, Australia and China. They identify key vulnerabilities and suggest what policy makers everwhere need to prepare for

The IMF looks at housing markets in key economies, including the US, Canada, Australia and China. They identify key vulnerabilities and suggest what policy makers everwhere need to prepare for

David Norman says the regional fuel tax is helping change how people travel, doing its bit to free up space on Auckland's congested roads

David Norman says the regional fuel tax is helping change how people travel, doing its bit to free up space on Auckland's congested roads

Foreign banks are becoming easy targets for populist expropriation, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. And as they pull back so are necessary capital flows for development

Foreign banks are becoming easy targets for populist expropriation, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. And as they pull back so are necessary capital flows for development

The changes China’s economy has undergone are sweeping, unprecedented, and essential. The world would be far better served by understanding them than by trying to prove these achievements are less impressive than they are

The changes China’s economy has undergone are sweeping, unprecedented, and essential. The world would be far better served by understanding them than by trying to prove these achievements are less impressive than they are

The latest Rabobank rural confidence survey shows most farmers still with downbeat outlooks, but a few more see green shoots than at the end of 2018

The latest Rabobank rural confidence survey shows most farmers still with downbeat outlooks, but a few more see green shoots than at the end of 2018

Capital Economics Neil Shearing points out the whole curve has already flattened substantially – and that this has typically been a reliable indicator of cyclical economic downturns, if not recessions

Capital Economics Neil Shearing points out the whole curve has already flattened substantially – and that this has typically been a reliable indicator of cyclical economic downturns, if not recessions

NZD and other risk associated currencies have tracked higher off the weekly open; AUD continues its merry way south against the NZD; no evidence to be found that President Trump coordinated with the Russian government

NZD and other risk associated currencies have tracked higher off the weekly open; AUD continues its merry way south against the NZD; no evidence to be found that President Trump coordinated with the Russian government

Joanna Trezise says a Court of Appeal ruling in an FMA vs ANZ case gives useful clarification of the FMA’s step-in powers under the Financial Markets Authority Act

Joanna Trezise says a Court of Appeal ruling in an FMA vs ANZ case gives useful clarification of the FMA’s step-in powers under the Financial Markets Authority Act

The OECD's global initiative aimed at combating tax evasion could have dire economic consequences in China, argues Antonio Foglia

The OECD's global initiative aimed at combating tax evasion could have dire economic consequences in China, argues Antonio Foglia

Mercer's David Scobie explains how referring to past performance has its uses when selecting investment products, but can be a comfort blanket with many holes

Mercer's David Scobie explains how referring to past performance has its uses when selecting investment products, but can be a comfort blanket with many holes

Brad Olsen of Infometrics says it’s increasingly difficult to make heads or tails of Statistics NZ's new migration numbers, and even harder to trust them

Brad Olsen of Infometrics says it’s increasingly difficult to make heads or tails of Statistics NZ's new migration numbers, and even harder to trust them

Lack of data last week on the NZD calendar has seen the currency push higher on general USD weakness to 0.6875, before easing back slightly; AUDNZD pair is still trending higher

Lack of data last week on the NZD calendar has seen the currency push higher on general USD weakness to 0.6875, before easing back slightly; AUDNZD pair is still trending higher