Article written by InvestNow – 30th March 2023
Short-term interest rates have gone from next to zero to 4% plus in next to no time over the last 18 months.
The pace of rate hikes has been the fastest in decades even if the cruising speed remains well below historical highs.
From August 2021, for instance, the Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) has juiced up the official cash rate from […]
Article written by Anthony Edmonds, InvestNow Founder – 30th March 2023
Like builders who never finish the family home, investment professionals often put their own financial affairs on the backburner while happily completing well-crafted solutions for clients.
So what does the inside of a fund manager’s personal portfolio really look like? InvestNow founder, Anthony Edmonds, opens the door on his newly renovated strategy for the […]
Article written by Anthony Edmonds, InvestNow – 31st January 2023
ESG – shorthand for environmental, social and governance – has moved from the fringes of the investment universe to its gravitational centre in less than a decade.
And the concept that investors should take into account a broader range of non-financial factors when assessing company valuations makes intuitive sense: many fund managers likely already incorporated such information long before the […]
Welcome to the January 2023 Manager Panel! The Manager Panel is where we ask fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Harbour Asset Management and Pathfinder, some questions in relation to the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) world of investing. Check out the questions and answers below.
Article written by InvestNow – 22nd December 2022
As 2022 limps to the finish line, investors will be looking forward to better times ahead.
But most will inevitably gaze with horror at the scene captured in the rear-view mirror: it is carnage.
Following a turbulent 12-month period that saw almost all assets bleed red, the majority of investors are likely nursing double-digit […]
Welcome to the December 2022 Manager Panel! The Manager Panel is where we ask fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Harbour Asset Management, Mint Asset Management and TAHITO, some questions about their investment outlook for 2023. Check out the questions and answers below.
Article written by InvestNow – Updated 5th April 2023
Modern platforms, offering instant access to global markets along with a steady stream of new financial products targeting international assets, have kicked the world wide open for Kiwi investors.
And a growing number of New Zealanders are taking advantage of this new-found freedom to load up on the global investment opportunities unfolding […]
Image by Shutterstock: 13_phunkod
Image by Shutterstock: 13_phunkod
Article written by Mike Taylor, Pie Funds – 14th November 2022
This year has been a challenge for investors as global markets navigate significant world events. What are some of the key things we can learn from 2022? Founder and CEO Mike Taylor explains.
Significant global events have meant rocky markets this year, resulting in a bear market. Downturns are never enjoyable for anyone, but […]
Article written by InvestNow – 1st December 2022
We’re pleased to welcome the Foundation Series US 500 Fund and the Foundation Series Total World Fund onto InvestNow. These two new global shares funds feature some of the lowest management fees of any PIE fund in NZ.
Article written by Anthony Edmonds, Founder and Managing Director of InvestNow – 5th October 2022
It was the briefcases.
Watching dancers twirling the old-fashioned hard-case executive handbags at the recent World of WearableArts (WOW) show in Wellington transported me to glamorous memories of… tax.
Everyone had briefcases then, including the sharebroker (now rebranded as a ‘wealth adviser’) who was explaining how his company – which managed many billions of dollars on behalf of […]
