Investment Insights (Q4 2021)

New Zealand went into a national level 4 lockdown in mid-August with restrictions only slightly easing for the remainder of the country, while Auckland continues to bear the brunt of level 3 restrictions. However, across the globe over 54.2% of the world’s population has received the first dose of the vaccine, with roll out’s continuing to speed up which is positive news for the global economy and financial markets.

Mercer’s Investment Consultant, John Hepburn shares insights from Mercer’s global network of investment experts covering:

• Financial market performance and it’s influences for the third quarter of 2021.
• The impact of New Zealand’s ongoing lockdown on local markets.
• Whether the sped up vaccine roll outs in recent months is good news for financial markets.
• How likely the OCR is expected to continue rising.