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Weekly Home Loan report
The big event for home loan borrowers last week was the Reserve Bank's decision to lift its Official Cash Rate a quarter of a percent (0.25%) to 6.75%.

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The $6 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund plans to announce a new asset allocation strategy next week.

Don’t look for major changes to superannuation from the National Party if it forms a government after the election. Finance spokesman John Key – the only politician to speak at this year’s Super Funds conference – says any major reforms are off the agenda.

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan says that more data was needed before this question could be answered confidently

The $6 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund plans to announce a new asset allocation strategy next week.

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The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 6.75%

Minister of Finance, Michael Cullen addressed the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium. The subject of the symposium was “Enhancing savings in the Asia-Pacific region".

Following the great reception for the inaugural Property & Investment Expo in 2004, this years event has been expanded to run for three days in May 2005.