Still in charge

Globally, March was a robust month for markets.

The US indices performed strongly once again, although were outdone by Japan’s Nikkei, and also the FTSE100 as the UK recession proved a shallow one, and the Bank of England signalled rate cuts were imminent. Other major central banks largely stayed on hold (apart from Japan which signalled the end of its negative interest rate policy) but many also flagged that rate cuts were on the horizon,...MORE»

Active versus Passive Investment Management Tuesday, April 9th, 6:01AM Octagon Asset Management (Octagon) as an active investment manager and we aim to deliver superior investment returns by being active (as opposed to passive). MORE»		Art of Investing: A journey from shadows to spotlight Friday, April 5th, 11:07AM Imagine a child growing up in communist Poland in the 80s. Picture the grand, yet ultimately hollow, promises of five-year government plans that fizzled out before they could light any real fire under the economy. MORE»
The cheap treat that’s getting more expensive Monday, March 25th, 8:14AM In this article we look forward to 2024. MORE»		Wrestling the gorilla Wednesday, March 20th, 6:20AM Despite incessant commentary to the contrary, the US economy is the strongest it has been in over 30 years MORE»

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Best and worst KiwiSavers according to Consumer

Kiwi-owned providers have come out on top of Consumer’s annual KiwiSaver satisfaction survey. MORE»

Gender pay gap and not contribution rates disadvantage women on KiwiSaver

Research by Auckland University of Technology for the Retirement Commission points to the gender pay gap as the main cause for women contributing less. MORE»

Bayly will talk to coalition partners before any change to KiwiSaver

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly says he wants to focus on capital markets and KiwiSaver providers have a part to play. MORE»

Simplicity takes stake in tax tech company

Simplicity’s latest private equity investment is an 18.8% share in the parent company of two tax technology companies, Tax Traders and its startup business Taxi. MORE»

Kiwis, depending on their age group, generally want compulsory KiwiSaver

Most Kiwis, bar Millennials, think regular KiwiSaver contributions should be compulsory, a survey has found. MORE»

KiwiSaver portability settings blocking investors from private asset benefits

A legal opinion by law firms Chapman Tripp and MinterEllisonRuddWatts has outlined proposed changes to the KiwiSaver framework to support investment in private assets. MORE»

KiwiSaver reaches $104 billion

Market movements saw KiwiSaver assets grow $8 billion in the last quarter of 2023, ending the year at $104 billion according to Morningstar’s latest data. MORE»

Generate cracks $5 bill mark

Generate becomes one of the largest boutique KiwiSaver managers. MORE»