Fund rations

Moves by several fund managers recently to close funds shows that they are becoming more focussed on product management, rather than just product proliferation.

Tuesday, October 21st 1997, 12:00AM

Moves by several fund managers recently to close funds shows that they are becoming more focussed on product management, rather than just product proliferation.
Rothschild Asset Management has announced it is to close three of its Five Arrow funds promoted in New Zealand due to lack of investor support.
This move comes several weeks after Bank of New Zealand Financial Services decided to close several of its funds for similar reasons.
Rothschild is closing the $9.4 million Five Arrows International Bond fund and $5.8 million Asian Opportunties Fund, both which had been heavily promoted in New Zealand, plus it is closing the Five Arrows Monthly Income Fund which has $15.8 million under management.

It says the funds have failed to draw adequate support in the New Zealand market.
Likewise BNZ Financial Services earlier announced it was closing two of its Australian equities trusts as they are not considered to be part of the group's core competencies.
Management of these types of funds was better done by other members of BNZ's parent company National Australia Bank.
BNZ says the Australian Equity Resources Trust and the Australian Blue Chip Equity Trust, which have fund sizes of $857,000 and $2.6 million respectively, are considered to be uneconomic sizes.
A third fund, the $2.6 million New Zealand Gilt Edged Bond Trust, is also being closed as there has been a lack of market support for the product.
IPAC Securities general manager David van Schaardenburg says these moves show that product management is becoming more important to fund managers.
One of the characteristics of the New Zealand industry, as was pointed out by a number of speakers at a recent AIC-organised fund management conference in Wellington, was the relatively large number of funds in the New Zealand market and their uneconomic size.
Van Schaardenburg says at the end of 1996 there were 575 retail funds in New Zealand and the average size was $19.6 million. By comparison there were 1589 retail funds in Australia and the average size was A$67.9 million, while in the United States the average fund size, of its 6200 retail funds, was US$395 million.
Van Schaardenburg says fund choices have grown faster than fund sizes, consequently there will be ones that never reach an economical size.
From an investor viewpoint it is important that they go into funds which are going to stay around for some time and are going to get critical mass, he says.
Fund rationalisation will continue, that won't stop new style funds being developed.
Funds do have a life cycle and the ones that are more likely to be closed are the older products, particularly the "legacy" funds insurance companies have.
Currently there are moves to shift investors from these legacy funds into new generation versions of the same type of product.
"We will continue to see more rationalisation," he says.

Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
AIA - Back My Build	3.34	-	-	-
AIA - Go Home Loans	5.89	4.59	5.09	5.39
ANZ	5.79	5.19	5.69	5.99
ANZ Blueprint to Build	7.39	-	-	-
ANZ Good Energy	-	-	-	1.00
ANZ Special	-	4.59	5.09	5.39
ASB Bank	5.79	4.59	5.09	5.39
ASB Better Homes Top Up	-	-	-	1.00
Avanti Finance - Near Prime	6.35	-	-	-
Avanti Finance - Specialised	7.45	-	-	-
Basecorp Finance	6.35	-	-	-
Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
BNZ - Mortgage One	5.94	-	-	-
BNZ - Rapid Repay	5.94	-	-	-
BNZ - Std	5.84	4.59	4.89	5.29
BNZ - TotalMoney	5.94	-	-	-
CFML 321 Loans	3.95	-	-	-
CFML Home Loans	6.05	-	-	-
CFML Prime Loans	6.25	-	-	-
CFML Standard Loans	6.95	-	-	-
China Construction Bank	6.44	4.85	4.95	4.95
China Construction Bank Special	6.44	5.85	5.95	5.95
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special	-	4.49	-	-
Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	4.99	4.59	5.15	5.39
Co-operative Bank - Standard	4.99	5.09	5.65	5.89
Credit Union Auckland	7.70	-	-	-
First Credit Union Special	-	4.89	5.49	-
First Credit Union Standard	6.49	5.29	5.89	-
Heartland Bank - Online	5.30	5.89	-	-
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage	7.99	-	-	-
Heretaunga Building Society	6.50	5.50	5.65	-
ICBC	5.39	4.49	4.89	5.15
Kainga Ora	5.79	4.59	4.95	5.19
Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special	-	-	-	-
Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
Kiwibank	5.75	5.49	5.79	6.15
Kiwibank - Offset	5.65	-	-	-
Kiwibank Special	6.15	4.59	4.89	5.35
Liberty	6.65	6.55	6.22	6.20
Nelson Building Society	6.49	4.69	5.09	-
Pepper Money Near Prime	6.55	-	-	-
Pepper Money Prime	5.99	-	-	-
Pepper Money Specialist	8.00	-	-	-
SBS Bank	5.84	5.09	▲5.69	5.75
SBS Bank Special	-	4.49	▲5.09	5.15
SBS Construction lending for FHB	3.74	-	-	-
Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
SBS FirstHome Combo	3.29	3.99	-	-
SBS FirstHome Combo	-	-	-	-
SBS Unwind reverse equity	7.99	-	-	-
TSB Bank	6.59	5.29	5.89	6.09
TSB Special	5.79	4.49	5.09	5.29
Unity First Home Buyer special	-	3.95	-	-
Unity Special	5.79	4.49	4.89	-
Unity Standard	5.79	5.29	5.69	-
Wairarapa Building Society	6.15	4.79	5.19	-
Westpac	5.89	5.19	5.79	5.89
Westpac Choices Everyday	5.99	-	-	-
Lender ▲▼	Flt ▲▼	1yr ▲▼	2yr ▲▼	3yr ▲▼
Westpac Offset	5.89	-	-	-
Westpac Special	-	4.59	5.19	5.29
Median	5.94	4.69	5.19	5.39

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

AIA - Back My Build

3.34

AIA - Go Home Loans

5.89

4.59

5.09

5.39

ANZ

5.79

5.19

5.69

5.99

ANZ Blueprint to Build

7.39

ANZ Good Energy

1.00

ANZ Special

4.59

5.09

5.39

ASB Bank

5.79

4.59

5.09

5.39

ASB Better Homes Top Up

1.00

Avanti Finance - Near Prime

6.35

Avanti Finance - Specialised

7.45

Basecorp Finance

6.35

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

BNZ - Mortgage One

5.94

BNZ - Rapid Repay

5.94

BNZ - Std

5.84

4.59

4.89

5.29

BNZ - TotalMoney

5.94

CFML 321 Loans

3.95

CFML Home Loans

6.05

CFML Prime Loans

6.25

CFML Standard Loans

6.95

China Construction Bank

6.44

4.85

4.95

China Construction Bank Special

6.44

5.85

5.95

Co-operative Bank - First Home Special

4.49

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ

4.99

4.59

5.15

5.39

Co-operative Bank - Standard

4.99

5.09

5.65

5.89

Credit Union Auckland

7.70

First Credit Union Special

4.89

5.49

First Credit Union Standard

6.49

5.29

5.89

Heartland Bank - Online

5.30

5.89

Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage

7.99

Heretaunga Building Society

6.50

5.50

5.65

ICBC

5.39

4.49

4.89

5.15

Kainga Ora

5.79

4.59

4.95

5.19

Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

5.75

5.49

5.79

6.15

Kiwibank - Offset

5.65

Kiwibank Special

6.15

4.59

4.89

5.35

Liberty

6.65

6.55

6.22

6.20

Nelson Building Society

6.49

4.69

5.09

Pepper Money Near Prime

6.55

Pepper Money Prime

5.99

Pepper Money Specialist

8.00

SBS Bank

5.84

5.09

▲5.69

5.75

SBS Bank Special

4.49

▲5.09

5.15

SBS Construction lending for FHB

3.74

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

SBS FirstHome Combo

3.29

3.99

SBS FirstHome Combo

SBS Unwind reverse equity

7.99

TSB Bank

6.59

5.29

5.89

6.09

TSB Special

5.79

4.49

5.09

5.29

Unity First Home Buyer special

3.95

Unity Special

5.79

4.49

4.89

Unity Standard

5.79

5.29

5.69

Wairarapa Building Society

6.15

4.79

5.19

Westpac

5.89

5.19

5.79

5.89

Westpac Choices Everyday

5.99

Lender

Flt

1yr

2yr

3yr

Westpac Offset

5.89

Westpac Special

4.59

5.19

5.29

Median

5.94

4.69

5.19

5.39

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Fund rations

Moves by several fund managers recently to close funds shows that they are becoming more focussed on product management, rather than just product proliferation.

Tuesday, October 21st 1997, 12:00AM

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