NZ’s next top broker: Craigs Investment Partners

NZ’s next top broker: Craigs Investment Partners
Neil Craig founded the regional brokerage firm in 1984. (Image: Supplied)
Dan Brunskill
Craigs Investment Partners is on track to become New Zealand’s largest share broker, as the firm benefits from Jarden’s increased focus on Australia. Data compiled by BusinessDesk shows Craigs handled 32.9% of the total value of share transactions in the first five months of 2021, while Jarden had just 27.1%. This is a significant shift from 2019, when Craigs had just 25% of trades compared to Jarden’s 36.2%. The two firms finished 2020 neck-and-neck with approximately 30% market share each but in the past five...

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