How do I buy a term deposit?

To buy term deposits you need to have available funds in your InvestNow transaction account. You can deposit money to your InvestNow transaction account from your nominated bank account.

Please note the minimum investment amount for ANZ is $10,000. The minimum investment amount for the Bank of China is $25,000 and needs to be input to a whole dollar. For all other banks, the minimum investment amount is $2,000.

To buy a term deposit, please follow these steps:

  • Login to your account
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What are the buy or sell spreads?

Buy/Sell spreads

When you buy or sell units in a fund, you may be charged a buy or sell spread. The buy spread is added to the unit price when you buy units, and the sell spread is deducted from the unit price when you sell units. For example: if you invest $10,000 into a fund with a 0.10% buy spread, the buy spread would be added to the price, bringing the starting value of your investment to $9,990.

Buy or sell spreads are intended to cover […]

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How are Smart ETFs buy and sell orders processed?

Smart are listed securities on the NZX. Orders are placed through our broker, Craigs Investment Partners.

All Smart orders are aggregated by the Custodian at 12pm each business day and sent to our broker. Orders are executed on the market later that afternoon. Any orders loaded after this time will be processed the following business day.

Buy and sell requests are not matched – each is placed independently.

Minimum investment amount is $50, when part of a Regular Investment Plan, or $250 for one-off investments.

Buy […]

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Which Managed Funds pay distributions and how frequently do they pay them?

Which managed funds pay distributions and how frequently do they pay them?

To see which funds pay distributions, and how often (frequency), please visit our Range of Funds page (the “Distribution Frequency” column).  You can then read the Product Disclosure Document (PDS) for the fund, which will provide more information about any distribution.

Please note that if you have selected to receive any distributions in Cash, they will be credited to your InvestNow Transaction Account where you can either invest or withdraw the monies.  If you have selected reinvestment, any […]

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Do any minimums apply for when I want to sell any Managed Funds?

Yes – if you chose a dollar value for the sale, the sale can be no lesser than the indicative unit price for one unit. If you chose to sell a number of units, it has to be for at least one unit in the fund.

The minimum cash withdrawal amount from InvestNow is $1.

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What fund performance data is available?

You can access fund performance data here, on our public website, or within the secure portal once logged in.

Within the secure portal you can access historical performance charts, for funds you hold and all other funds available on InvestNow (see the Buy & Sell page).  Plus you can see performance data in the Holdings page for the funds in your portfolio.

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