Harvesting Black Swans
If you are worried that you are feeling a little too positive about the world, Nassim Taleb's book, The Black Swan, is a good way to bring you back down to earth.
Taleb has dedicated his professional career to exploring risks that lie outside of "normal" expectations. It has obviously taken some personal toll, "Every morning the world appears to me more random than it did the day before, and humans seem to be even more fooled by it than they were the previous day. It is becoming unbearable." he writes.
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General Finance seeing strong interest from UDC investors
The short term fixed interest market has been dominated by ANZ owned UDC over recent years. MORE»
Finance boost for UDC buyer
TIP Trailer Services, a subsidiary of HNA Group leading the purchase of UDC from ANZ, has secured new financing arrangements to a total of $2.7 billion for UDC which will be effective when the sale is complete. MORE»
UDC vote approves trust deed change
UDC Finance debenture holders have voted to pass a special resolution to change the company's trust deed, clearing the way for sale. MORE»
UDC: On track for sale
UDC Finance says its half-year profit of $30.2 million positions it well for new ownership. MORE»
FMT ticks over $500m in investments
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Shareholders chip in
Kiwibank has had to go to its new shareholders for more money. MORE»
UDC gets downgraded on sale news
UDC has had its credit rating down-graded following ANZ's announcement it plans to sell the business to a private Chinese conglomerate, and questions are raised about the future of the finance company. MORE»
ANZ sells UDC Finance
ANZ Bank New Zealand has agreed to sell its asset finance business, UDC Finance, for $660 million to HNA Group. MORE»
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KiwiSaver providers question loss-making assumptions
KiwiSaver providers are raising questions about a series of prescribed assumptions they will have to use to show clients' KiwiSaver balance projections – including that defensive funds will lose money in real terms each year. MORE»
Hobson Wealth latest to enter KiwiSaver with a robo solution
A new robo-advised KiwiSaver scheme, partly-owned by sharebroker Hobson Wealth, is set to launch in a month's time, designed to offer better investor outcomes. MORE»
Default KiwiSaver scheme set for overhaul
Default KiwiSaver schemes may no longer be conservative, and could be forced to charge lower fees, if Government proposals for a revamp of the scheme are adopted. MORE»
KiwiSaver 'as good as it gets'
Morningstar warns the past quarter was “about as good as it gets” for KiwiSaver returns. MORE»
Time to exit unnecessary fees
One of the things that has made KiwiSaver successful is that it is refreshingly free from the hooks and barbs of hidden charges that have traditionally bedeviled the investment industry. Or so one would hope. Unfortunately, old practices die hard. MORE»
Pathfinder-backed KiwiSaver to target gender diversity
A new KiwiSaver scheme launching today will only invest in New Zealand listed companies that have at least one female director on their boards. MORE»
UK Pension Transfer Service Insight
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Retirement policy: Call to start over
New Zealand is spending billions of dollars on KiwiSaver with no clear indication that it is leaving anyone better off, two retirement policy commentators say. MORE»
