The year that was 2018 and a sneak peek at 2019
As the year draws to close it’s timely to reflect on the year that was and start to muse on the outlook for 2019.
It was a tough year for diversified investors. That’s despite the still solid […]
There were two major events in India last week which should have led to increased stock market volatility. These were related to the sudden resignation of the Governor of Reserve Bank of India, and five State Assembly elections (approximately 15% of the voting public) which took place.
However, the Indian stock market (as measured by the Nifty, an Index of India’s […]
Following the significant pull back in equity markets during October, the month of November saw somewhat calmer markets with generally positive returns in most sectors. One exception from the major market sectors was commodities within which there was a 20% fall in the oil price during the month – however, the Nikko AM funds do not have any direct commodity exposures. Within our investments, the largest move came from currency which led to a significant […]
In our most recent monthly Harbour Outlook we set out our core view. [1] Markets have experienced goldilocks conditions over the past 5 years, with solid economic growth, low inflation and low interest rates. Through […]
November 27th 2018
New Zealand Insights December 2018
December 2018
The New Zealand economy continues to perform well. This is despite slowing population growth and the seemingly entrenched pessimism emanating from the business community. Annual GDP growth is still solid by mature developed economy standards but has clearly shifted down a level. The theme of capacity constrained growth continues to play out, as spare capacity […]
Looking back at what we have covered this year, in our magazine, we’ve covered a real broad spectrum of topics on building and managing your portfolio. Tax has featured a couple of times along with selecting fund managers and funds.For this edition we thought we’d take a look back and refresh your memory, providing links to the lead articles of 2018.
Building your portfolio
Excluding performance, about 75 per cent of survey […]
Following on from last month’s announced addition of the India Avenue Equity Fund, here is a fact sheet providing more background on the fund.
It’s business as usual for the InvestNow team over the Xmas period. You can get in touch with us on 0800 499 466 or contact@investnow.co.nz Monday to Friday (excluding national public holidays).
The fund managers
For some of the fund managers the timeframes and deadlines for processing orders will change slightly. You can find those details here.
