NZIJ 130 - April 2008
Articles
- NEW - Online Version of Investment Journal
- Grey clouds get darker - Bank of New Zealand Economics Department
Over the past four years we have had a relatively consistent theme with regard to likely growth in the New Zealand economy and the implications for interest rates and the exchange rate.
- ING fund redemption suspensions in perspective - Fritz J de Boer, CFP | NZIJ FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
There has been quite a bit of media comment on the suspension of withdrawals from the ING Diversified Yield Fund and the ING Regular income fund. It is well to look at exactly what caused this decision to be made.
- The case of the swerving dog - David Pine, NZIJ Risk Management Ltd
Household pets have been known to cause all sorts of havoc in all sorts of places. Consequently the personal liability cover you have in your home contents cover just might come in handy one day.
- Climate change policies to boost inflation - Westpac Economics Department
The Government has downplayed the likely implications of their recently released Climate Change initiatives, arguing that they will be relatively small. However, Westpac’s analysis suggests the impacts could well be material. In this article we focus on the inflation implications and suggest it is worth taking note.
- Public healthcare waiting lists not going away - TOWER
It doesn’t matter which party wins the election, there is absolutely no quick fix for this problem.
- Let’s get real about Bear - John Mauldin, President | MILLENIUM WAVE ADVISORS, LLC
The big Wall Street bank, Bear Stearns was, just before Easter, the subject of a rescue orchestrated by the US Federal Reserve which involved it being taken over by fellow bank, JPMorgan Chase. The following article offers some insight into the rescue and is reprinted from an email newsletter put out in mid-March by John Mauldin, a US securities broker/dealer and adviser*.
- Ten top investment tips from Warren Buffett - Editor
Warren Buffett’s annual missive to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company he has headed since 1965 is, as usual, packed full of wise and pithy observations on business, investment and life in general (see www.berkshirehathaway.com).
- Do you remember the Y2K bug? - Caglan Bagci, NZIJ Mortgages
This was when IT geeks earned a fortune for changing date fields on computer systems so that they could cope with dates after ’99.
- BRIC-a-brac - Reprinted from BRIC+ digest magazine, Issue One, Summer 2007/2008
Some news items from around the BRIC countries.
- Is the worst over yet? - Editor
One of the best analogies to describe the current situation in credit markets is that of a ‘slow-moving train wreck’. As each carriage of bad news piles up, we ask the question – is it over yet?
- Aussie then and now - Australian Economic Trends | LUMLEY GROUP
Since Australian Economic Trends first went to press in 1966, Australia’s population has grown by over 80% to more than 21 million – an average annual growth rate of 1.4%.
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