After an extended period of relative calm, August proved to be an eventful month, with a sharp jump in market volatility as markets ‘rock and rolled’.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s focus finally looks to be shifting from sticky domestic inflation to the weak state of the domestic economy, opening the door to earlier interest…

With the first half of the year now behind us, our attention naturally turns to what the second half of the year may have in store.

Global equity market valuations have risen. Are they a concern? Do they suggest that markets are becoming vulnerable?

Where are we in the cycle? It sounds like a relatively innocuous question, but is it that easy to answer right now?