How to make a portfolio. Take three simple ingredients – cash, bonds and equities – and mix to taste. While the basic recipe hasn’t changed much since the late Harry Markowitz cooked up "Modern
Christchurch councillors have shot down a proposal for their commercial holding company to take a more active portfolio management role, including potential asset sales. Christchurch City Holdings (CC
The New Zealand promoter of a global pyramid scheme boasted she would make history as one of the country’s biggest-ever scammers. Shelly Cullen has been found guilty in the North Shore district cour
Asset Plus shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $120 million plan to develop an office building in Albany with 96.8 percent of shares voted in favour. Those shares accounted for more than 61 percent
By Fiona Rotherham June 30 (BusinessDesk) - Overseas experience has shown government plans to sell off state houses to social housing providers carries serious risks, says Opposition leader Andrew Lit
Canterbury’s regional council last year proposed buying a stake of Christchurch International Airport from city authorities. Environment Canterbury (ECan) framed the bid as a way of helping Christ
Blackwell Global Holdings Limited is a New Zealand incorporated financial service company. Blackwell Global Finance Limited (BGFL) focuses on customised and flexible lending solutions to support inves
T&G Global (originally Turners and Growers) was born in New Zealand over 120 years ago. Today, they are a global business that produces some of the world’s safest fresh fruit and vegetables. Compan
The New Zealand sharemarket followed sharp falls offshore on fresh investor concerns that the sticky inflation will delay interest rate cuts. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell at the opening and then maintain
Cooks Global Foods operates in world markets and is listed on the NZAX market under the symbol of CGF since October 2008. It owns the intellectual property and master franchising rights to Esquires Co
New Zealanders who own assets are feeling wealthier and taking bigger risks as the economy emerges from the pandemic in good shape. Kiwi Wealth’s State of the Investor Nation survey shows a rebound
Auckland water services provider Watercare has picked 34 contractor and consulting companies, including 15 Māori businesses, to work on its $3.5 billion infrastructure renewal programme. The successf
Christchurch city councillors have agreed to undertake work looking at how the council could rebalance its investment portfolio. However, as mayor Phil Mauger said at a council meeting on Wednesday:
Under Augusta’s management, Asset Plus focuses on a Yield Plus Growth investment strategy, targeting long term total returns that are greater than the benchmark return threshold detailed by the NZX
KiwiSaver providers should be able to opt out of rules that are hindering them from chasing potential higher returns in private assets, according to a legal opinion released on Thursday. The Centre fo
Vacancies, higher interest rates and debt saw half-year net profit for property investor Asset Plus plummet by 88%. Net profit after tax for the company dropped to $294,000 for the six months ended Se
Marlin Global is a listed investment company that invests in growing companies based outside of New Zealand and Australia. The Marlin portfolio is managed by Fisher Funds, a specialist investment mana
By Paul McBeth Aug. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Allied Farmers, which is rebuilding from a disastrous takeover of the Hanover and United Finance loan books, plans to repay $2 million to Crown Asset Management
The Global Bond Trust ('the Fund') is a unit trust, as defined in the Unit Trusts Act 1960. The beneficial interest in the Fund is divided into units with each unit representing an equal interest in t
Property developer Asset Plus, which is managed by Centuria NZ, owned by Australian stock exchange-listed Centuria Capital, reported a net loss of $13.05 million for the March 31 financial year, down.
JP Morgan Asset Management and Craigs Investment Partners announced a strategic partnership with a multi-year memorandum of understanding. The partnership aims to leverage the strengths of both organi
By Jonathan Underhill Oct. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose to the highest level in more than six weeks after minutes of the last Federal Reserve meeting suggested its policymakers were.
Milford Asset Management invests in fossil fuels and gaming companies but says even coal producers can benefit from investor engagement. For some companies, it’s one of the first times an investor h
Infratil manager Morrison recently told investors in the New Zealand stock exchange-listed company that global infrastructure deal activity reached a new low in 2023. In the June quarter of last yea
Global dairy prices have taken another big hit a day before Fonterra reports its interim results. At the overnight fortnightly auction, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index dropped 2.8% to an average p
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