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Wesley Tanuvasa
Economist
Wesley Tanuvasa joined ASB in February 2025.
He was previously in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's forecasting team as a sector analyst for GDP and the labour market. He also worked in the prudential policy team, focusing on improving capital and solvency requirements for New Zealand banks.
Beyond the Reserve Bank, Wesley's experience includes roles in wealth management research and corporate advisory at Jarden and Astris Advisory Tokyo, as well as trade policy implementation at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Wesley holds a Master of Commerce, majoring in Finance and International Business from the Victoria University of Wellington. He is a current CFA I candidate.
Wesley's current focuses include analysis on economic growth and opportunities to bolster New Zealand's productivity.
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Email: Wesley
Mark Smith
Senior Economist
Mark joined ASB in 2017, with over 20 years of public and private sector experience working as an economist in New Zealand and the UK.
His resume includes lengthy stints at ANZ and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and he has also worked at the Bank of England, HM Treasury and the New Zealand Transport Agency. Mark's areas of specialisation include interest rate strategy, macro-economic analysis and urban economics.
Born and bred in the Waikato, Mark studied at Waikato University where he graduated with a Master of Social Sciences, majoring in Economics.
Mark's key strengths are the ability to use his extensive experience, inquisitive nature, analytical ability, creativity and pragmatism to dig a little deeper and to deliver common sense solutions to tackle complex problems.
When not at work Mark likes to travel, keep fit and spend time with his friends and family.
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Email: Mark