The RBNZ’s approach to communication has faced some criticism following last week’s cut in the OCR, which surprised many bank economists, leaving some confused and others plain flabbergasted. This is not an attempt to defend the RBNZ, but to look at the facts.

The RBNZ’s approach to communication has faced some criticism following last week’s cut in the OCR, which surprised many bank economists, leaving some confused and others plain flabbergasted.  This is not an attempt to defend the RBNZ, but to look at the facts.

While some New Zealand companies produced solid earnings results, and overall the results were not as bad as some may have expected, there was a wider divergence of earnings growth outcomes than in previous periods.

Recent inflation expectation surveys create a real headache for the Reserve Bank, Harbour Asset Management director of fixed interest Christian Hawkesby says.

No two active fund managers are the same.

Australia is still the market that global investors love to hate.

Capital markets have had a volatile start to 2016, the Year of the Monkey.

After much anticipation, the US Federal Reserve has finally delivered its first rate hike in 10 years, lifting the Fed Funds target rate to 0.25-0.50%.  

In a finely balanced decision, the RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.50% as part of its December Monetary Policy Statement (MPS).

Whether it's the new Tesla cars that everyone is talking about, equality of remuneration for women, or collapses of finance companies during the GFC; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues are a prevalent theme of discussion.

With equities looking fully valued at the moment Harbour Asset Management considers what options investors have for growth.