New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm

Forsyth Barr

We are proud to be a New Zealand owned firm, with 21 offices throughout the country and over 300 employees. We assist personal, institutional and corporate clients providing a full range of investment services.

Forsyth Barr is a foundation New Zealand Exchange firm (NZX) and accredited market participant. We have been confirmed by the Financial Markets Authority as a Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE).

Research is the cornerstone of our advice. We have one of New Zealand's leading teams of analysts. Our global affiliations ensure comprehensive research coverage of all major investment markets.

New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm, Forsyth Barr

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

New zealand Financials / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>In our third Pulse of NZ Business survey with ~550 respondents, three things stood out; (1) there has been a major positive shift with regards to respondents view that the economy is heading in the right direction.</li><li>From an extremely negative position to a largely neutral one. Overall this more positive sentiment towards NZ in general and the government specifically is illustrated across several questions.</li><li>(2) Demand, rather than inflation, regulation or labour shortages has emerged as the number one challenge facing businesses for the first time. (3) There is a clear and widening spread between more cyclical business (e.g. freight, construction and manufacturing), all of which are experiencing weak and weakening demand versus less cyclical sectors (primarily aged care and utilities) which are experiencing improving demand and expect profits to improve over the next 12 months. </li></ul>

In our third Pulse of NZ Business survey with ~550 respondents, three things stood out; (1) there has been a major positive shift with regards to respondents view that the economy is heading in the right direction.From an extremely negative position to a largely neutral one. Overall this more positive sentiment towards NZ in general and the government specifically is illustrated across several questions.(2) Demand, rather than inflation, regulation or labour shortages has emerged as the number one challenge facing businesses for the first time. (3) There is a clear and widening spread between more cyclical business (e.g. freight, construction and manufacturing), all of which are experiencing weak and weakening demand versus less cyclical sectors (primarily aged care and utilities) which are experiencing improving demand and expect profits to improve over the next 12 months. 

The Pulse of NZ Business - Forsyth Barr Business Survey — Bifurcation