Articles tagged with 'Investment Adviser'
The best time to invest in commercial property
29 May 2025 - As interest rates continue to fall, inflation cools, and global conditions shift, many investors are asking the same question: what next?
New managed fund offering targets savers
2 May 2025 - A new managed fund spearheaded by an ex-Fisher Funds manager aims to offer savers an alternative to banks promising retail access to wholesale rates.
Sky TV's Rights Negotiation goes into Extra Time
28 April 2025 - Price increases are never welcome but sometimes, on rare occasions, we can soften that blow by offsetting ourselves in the market. For instance, accepting a 12-14% insurance premium increase from your insurer Tower is a lot easier to digest when your Tower shares return over 120% in the same year. For the good of the shareholders, you start to say…
Snowball turns focus to investor behaviour
24 March 2025 - A month after the launch of its new look and expanded offering, online investment platform Snowball says it has been a good move but also prompted some further questions about what exactly triggers investors to commit their funds.
Passive Investing is Impassive on Valuation
24 March 2025 - It’s difficult to approach the topic of passive investing without acknowledging one’s own inherent bias. After all, careers have been built on the premise that active investing adds value. No matter how much we try and attempt to set biases aside – your author know they are unlikely to succeed.
Commercial real estate in 2025: primed for recovery
6 March 2025 - As we move towards the end of the first quarter of 2025, we are seeing green shoots appear as the economy shows growing signs of life, aligned with our views of a gradual economic recovery which is expected to pick up pace into the second half of this year.
Credit where credit’s due
24 February 2025 - The past couple of years have been challenging for domestic bond investors. The Bloomberg NZ Bond Composite 0+ Yr Index declined approximately 6% in 2021 and 7% in 2022. However, in 2024, declining interest rates led to a strong recovery in bond returns, reaffirming the importance of bonds in a well-diversified portfolio.
Harbour Outlook: A rebound amid uncertainty
12 February 2025 - The Fed is in no hurry to cut rates as the US economy continues to grow above trend and inflation progress to target has stalled. At the January meeting press conference, Fed Chair Powell described the policy rate as “very well calibrated”, acknowledging it was “meaningfully above neutral” and wanting to see further progress on inflation.
Streamline Your Investment Advice with OMNIMax’s New Investment Solution
10 February 2025 - OMNIMax has launched its latest workflow solution tailored for financial advisers: Investment Adviser Tool. Designed to enhance efficiency and improve client service, the solution incorporates insights from investment advisers to streamline essential processes.
