A new addition to Morningstar’s quarterly KiwiSaver report has shaken up the leaderboard and pushed Simplicity out of the top five best performing growth funds. Auckland-based QuayStreet Asset Man
Stock market operator NZX has doubled down on funds management with its acquisition of QuayStreet and search for a strategic partner for its Wealth Technologies division. This focus on funds managem
The world of investment funds management is full of surprises. A recent report by Mindful Money, Inside the Black Box of New Zealand Investment Funds, shows there is $1.6 billion of KiwiSaver and reta
The funds management big end of town may soon be the only end of town, or just town, if a PwC prediction comes to pass. According to a new PwC survey, about 16% (or one in six for the numerately diver
Property and infrastructure funds have tanked so much over the past year that only two managed to make enough money to be considered for their category in this year’s fund manager awards. But other
The arrival of the FirstCape merger has already got financial services bigwigs wondering what the next shake-out’s going to be. Consolidation is the name of the game, and FirstCape chief Malcolm Jac
In one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments, there was a vote of confidence in the stock market operator and also an admission that its best-laid plans are yet to hit the mark. Late last week, a n
An investment in Australia's mining sector has generated the biggest return among investments available to NZ customers in the past five years, according to FundSource investments data. The BT Class
* All returns are after fees and before tax. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. This is the BusinessDesk/FundSource KiwiSaver report for October 2023. The report draws on Busine
Fisher Funds takes formal control of the Kiwi Wealth empire this week, almost a year after the government decided to flog off the investment business. Depending on market conditions on the day and cli
We all become painfully predictable in the weeks following Christmas. Each year, we set the same goals: get fit, read a hundred books, learn a new language, sort out finances, etc. The most common t
NZX is beefing up its burgeoning funds management business, buying QuayStreet Asset Management from Craigs Investment Partners for up to $50 million. The stock market operator's Smartshares subsidia
* All returns are after fees and before tax. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. This is the BusinessDesk/FundSource KiwiSaver report for November 2023. The report draws on Busin
There’s something different about KiwiSaver. Has it put on weight? You’d hope so. While KiwiSaver assets under management fluctuate along with market movements, the scheme generally fattens over
January was a solid month for most KiwiSaver investors, with the 236 funds tracked in this month's report returning an average of 0.8% during the month. Growth and equities funds both returned about
NZX-owned passive fund manager Smartshares won top prize at the Research IP Fund Manager of the Year Awards in Auckland last night. The award was not without controversy, with the index fund provider.
Stock exchange operator NZX Ltd’s profit slipped just over 4% in the last financial year, which saw trading volumes at their lowest in nine years. The company reported a net profit of $13.6 million
NZX has confirmed it is considering selling a stake in its wealth technologies division to a strategic partner, after it was reported as being for sale by Investment News. The specialist news website.
On balance, 2023 was a great year for KiwiSaver investors, especially after the grim performance of almost all asset classes in 2022. The average growth fund returned 14% in the year to December 2023,
* All returns are after fees and before tax. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. This is the BusinessDesk/FundSource KiwiSaver report for September 2023. The report draws on Busi
Forsyth Barr and Jarden analysts have raised their target prices for exchange operator NZX following a 10% guidance lift. NZX Ltd said Monday it expects full-year 2024 operating earnings before inte
The entry of cut-price online investment platform Sharesies into New Zealand’s financial services market certainly shook things up. Coming out of the 2017 Kiwibank-sponsored Fintech accelerator, t
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