Having Super Choice
Peter Dine, Head of Business Development, Aegis, talks about a new way to invest in superannuation.
Personal superannuation schemes in New Zealand have historically suffered from tax inefficiencies for those on lower tax brackets, as well as limited investment choice. In respect of the latter, choice appears to have been largely restricted to vanilla diversified managed funds from conservative through to growth options, along with some sector fund options. KiwiSaver paved the way for addressing the tax issues with the introduction of the PIE regime and PIE compliant KiwiSaver schemes...MORE»
Q&A: TOWER Parallel PortfoliosFriday, November 13th, 10:13AM
TOWER Investments has introduced the concept of "TOWER Parallel Portfolios" to describe the ways in which its KiwiSaver scheme - TOWER KiwiPlan - and personal superannuation scheme - TOWER LifeSaver - can be mixed 'n' matched to suit the needs of individual investors. MORE» |
EMERGE Series 2: New capital protected emerging markets fundFriday, October 30th, 11:17AM
Liontamer's latest capital protected fund provides an exposure to over 20 countries that are preparing to become major players on the world's economic stage, including China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico and South Africa*. To help manage the risk inherent in these rapidly growing, but sometimes volatile, markets EMERGE Series 2 has two key elements: 100% capital protection at maturity and a new Smart-Exposure feature. MORE» |
The rational bubble
Investment in a real asset such as shares (which entitle the owner to all future cashflow generated by a brand or asset), property (representing a scarce and physical asset) or commodities (representing an economic input into the factors of production) is far more likely to preserve investors' capital than holding any form of IOU (be it bank deposit, foreign currency or government bond) when the monetarisation of the world's current debt stock pile begins.
MORE»COMBI Series6 Unlocking the potential of the world’s commodity market
Commodity prices came under pressure throughout 2008 as the world fell into recession and global demand dried up; however, commodities are now regaining value again - what's behind this recent bounce and is it sustainable?
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SPI Capital: Syndication domination
Commercial property syndicates are making a comeback and are gaining momentum amongst investors keen to diversify their investment portfolios, and SPI Capital is at the forefront of the game.
MORE»AUSTRALIA Series 1 - Accessing an Australian equity recovery
Liontamer’s latest fund, AUSTRALIA Series 1, provides two innovative ways for investors to access the Australian share market.
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Tower: Commodity Investing in 2009
We live in stimulating times, writes Michael Coote CAIA, National Manager Mezzanine Clients, TOWER Investments
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