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ASB Investment Podcast — 119 episodes

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Fridays with Frank: Why Bad News Isn’t Stopping Markets

2

The Real Cost of Retirement: Planning For The Life You Want After Work

3

Building New Zealand’s financial future: A conversation with ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt

4

KiwiSaver is evolving: here’s what you need to know

5

Market volatility: what it means for investors and why staying the course matters

6

Housing and Investor Confidence insights: Is property losing its crown as the go-to investment?

7

OCR on hold - what’s next for rates, housing and inflation

8

Winners and losers in a noisy market: What January's market shake-up is really telling investors

9

A pivotal moment for rural New Zealand: Windfalls, opportunities and succession planning

10

2026 investment outlook: Risks, opportunities & mega forces

11

2025 in review: What moved economies and markets

12

On the road with ASB: The questions kiwi investors are asking

13

Understanding the OCR: Impacts for kiwi savers and borrowers

14

From global headlines to the dairy aisle: The forces shaping investor confidence

15

Mortgage vs markets: Pay down debt, invest or both?

16

Gen Z and money: Insights from the FSC Money & You report

17

Lower rates and a maturing Term Deposit? Here’s what to consider

18

Building resilient portfolios: Strategic asset allocation explained

19

OCR update: What it means for term deposits and mortgages

20

Unpacking the headlines: Negative GDP growth, a new RBNZ governor, and the government's financial strategy

21

The big picture: Global forces shaping your investments

22

Investor confidence dips: What’s driving the shift?

23

Mood of the CFO: Economic outlook, policy shifts, and the future of NZ finance

24

Mind over market: How emotions shape your investment outcomes

25

OCR cuts, housing headwinds and what it means for investors

26

Women in wealth: Confidence, conversations and closing the retirement gap

27

Forecasting volatility with business news

28

A guide to investing in your 40s (and beyond)

29

BlackRock’s Midyear Global Outlook: Getting a grip on uncertainty

30

Passion investing: A look into the world of collectibles as a unique form of investment

31

Welcome, Frank Jasper: ASB’s new Chief Investment Officer

32

John Smith signs off: Lessons from a career in markets

33

Making sense of financial markets: A guide for investors

34

OCR, Budget 2025 and the outlook for investors

35

ASB Chief Economist on the OCR, housing and growth

36

ASB Investor Insights: Your top questions answered

37

KiwiSaver and the case for private markets

38

The AI advantage: How AI is reshaping business and investing

39

OCR cut, tariffs & turbulence: What does it mean for you?

40

Investing in infrastructure: The $1 trillion challenge

41

Geopolitics and economics: A global outlook for investors

42

Seizing opportunity amid market volatility: 2024 reflections and 2025 outlook

43

Markets in 2025: Top Risks and Opportunities with Harbour Asset Management

44

Financial Fitness with The Curve - The path to a stronger future

45

Year in Review - 2024

46

Navigating the investment landscape with Devon Funds

47

The importance of establishing a will

48

Economist Kim Mundy talks economies, the OCR, and more

49

Mood of the CFO

50

Managing your investments for 'future you'

51

Will the RBNZ pump the brakes or hit the gas on 19th Feb?

52

Episode 67: Anticipating the upcoming OCR announcement

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Episode 66: Reflecting on three years of the ASB and BlackRock partnership

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Episode 65: The latest economic updates, both at home and abroad

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Episode 64: Sustainable finance with Jo Kelly

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Episode 63: Markets and mega forces with BlackRock’s Ben Powell

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Episode 62: NZX and ASX insights with Harbour Asset Management’s Craig Stent

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Episode 61: Financial literacy & investing with Frank Jasper

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Episode 60: What’s been happening in the markets, and what the latest OCR announcement means for NZ

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Episode 59: BlackRock - Navigating investments in 2024

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Episode 58: BlackRock – Year in Review - 2023

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Episode 57: Our new investment options and what's on the horizon for Australasian Equities

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Episode 56: BlackRock – Ben Powell on 2023’s investment themes

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Episode 55: BlackRock - A look into investment stewardship

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Episode 54: ASB x BlackRock - Celebrating our partnership so far

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Episode 53: First Sentier - The impact of rapid interest rates rises on fixed income assets

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Episode 52: State Street – Navigating a bumpy landing

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Episode 51: BlackRock - Why 2023 will be different

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Episode 50: ASB's Year in Review - 2022

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Episode 49: How long until the markets strengthen?

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Episode 48: What’s been happening in markets? (June-July update)

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Episode 47: We have a chat with Simran Kaur, from Girls That Invest

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Episode 46: Market update - Climbing the “wall of worry”

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Episode 45: The end of free money and globalisation – with Craig Stent

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Episode 44: How getting advice now, could add thousands to your investment

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Episode 43: How does rising inflation, interest rates and global conflict impact your investment?

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Episode 42: Macroeconomic outlook for 2022

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Episode 41: February market update and recent market volatility

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Episode 40: Larry Fink's Open Letter to business leaders

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Episode 39: BlackRock - Thriving in a New Market Regime

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Episode 38: We chat with Devon Funds Management's, Victoria Harris

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Episode 37: ASB's Year in Review - 2021

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Episode 36: Rising interest rates and the bond markets

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Episode 35: The RBNZ’s OCR increase & the outlook for investors

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Episode 34: September 2021 market update

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Episode 33: ASB & Responsible Investing

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Episode 32: ASB x BlackRock

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Episode 31: Will housing tax changes have an impact?

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Episode 30: We chat with Devon Funds Managing Director, Slade Robertson

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Episode 29: What can we expect to see in 2021?

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Episode 28 - December 2020 Market Update

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Episode 27 - NZ stays red, how did the market react?

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Episode 26 - Elections and the economy

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Episode 25 - 27 August 2020 Market Update

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Episode 24 - Lockdown, Round Two

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Episode 23 - 9 June 2020 Market Update

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Episode 22 - Alert Level Two, the Reserve Bank and Budget 2020.

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Episode 21 - 30 April 2020 Market Update

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Episode 20 - 16 April 2020 Market Update

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Episode 19 - 1 April 2020 Market Update

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Episode 18 - 19 March 2020 Market Update

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Episode 17 - 5 March 2020 Market Update

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Episode 16 - February 2020 Market Update

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Episode 15 - The benefits of having a Wealth Manager

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Episode 14 - Fixed income investments with State Street Global Advisors

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Episode 13 - Could NZ see negative interest rates?

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Episode 12 - Investment stewardship with Vanguard

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Episode 11 – Market insights from BlackRock

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Episode 10 - Positive news from ASB

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Episode Nine - OCR cuts and August Market Update

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Episode Eight - How low will rates go?

112

Episode Seven - 14 June 2019 Market Update

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Episode Six - How bad news can impact the market

114

Episode Five - Active vs passive management

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Episode Four - Market Update 29 March 2019

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Episode Three - The Tax Working Group Recommendations

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Episode Two - Market Update 2 Feb 2019

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Episode One pt Two - Australasian shares

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Episode One pt One - Australasian shares