On Sunday (06/07/2015), the Greek people took to the polls to vote in a controversial referendum asking if they were happy to go with the terms of extended financing to their Government from the European leaders, or not. The answer … Read More
The Reserve Bank Deputy Governor, Grant Spencer, made some strong statements in the media Wednesday 15 April about wanting the Government to introduce a capital gains tax on property investments. The media is continually full of stories about the housing … Read More
International oil prices halved during 2014 There has been a lot of talk in the press in the last few months about the falling price of oil. International oil prices have halved during 2014, from a high of US $105 … Read More
This is a conversation that has come up for me a few times in the last few months with people, and it has really gotten me thinking. Everyone leaves a legacy, whether they intend to or not, but what kind … Read More
From 1 July 2013, New Zealanders will be able to transfer their Australian superannuation funds back to New Zealand and into registered Kiwisaver schemes. Similarly, New Zealanders living in Australia will be able to transfer NZ superannuation and Kiwisavers over … Read More
This is a term that we have not used for quite some time, but it is one that we are going to start to use again shortly, with regards to the listed property investment asset class. An investment bubble is … Read More
As at June 2012, the average weekly wage for a person in employment was $806 a week, or $41,912 per annum (source: www.stats.org.nz). If you are aged 25 and you had just been successful in getting a job at the … Read More