ANZ refreshes its investment beliefs
ANZ Investments, the biggest KiwiSaver provider, has had a rethink of its investment beliefs and made changes to how it manages funds.
ANZ Investments will be using a mix of active, quantitative and passive approaches to investment in the hopes of achieving better long-term performance.
Chief investment officer George Crosby says the firm has “bolstered our investment team and external partnerships,” and “have started making meaningful changes to portfolios to enhance their resilience to market conditions and deliver good outcomes ...MORE»
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Milford's KiwiSaver shines while ANZ enjoys a rare March qtr
Milford Asset Management’s KiwiSaver funds enjoyed a better performance than all other KiwiSaver funds in the March quarter but returns were generally poor, the latest Melville Jessup Weaver survey shows. MORE»
