NZIJ 119 - April 2007
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- Beyond "whether - Compiled from information supplied by UBS
Widespread climate change is no longer a hypothesis - the scientific community is virtually certain that human activities are influencing the earth's climate system. What does this mean for...
- Sustainable valuation - NZIJ Editor
Questions have been raised over the way methods of valuing companies are failing to take account of possible environmental factors.
A sustainability consultant speaking at the Melbourne...
- The benefits of starting young - Fritz J de Boer, CFP - NZIJ FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
We have noticed a very pleasing trend in the past couple of months in that we are getting an increasing number of enquiries from young people who want to start investing for their future.
Not only...
- The danger of being waved through - David Pine - NZIJ RISK MANAGEMENT LTD
Occasionally when we are out driving, a helpful motorist, who realises our view of the road ahead is obstructed, will beckon to us that it is OK to come on through. Unfortunately, the helpful...
- Testing times - Stephen Walker - WALKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD
The New Zealand equity market was busy during February digesting the December period company reporting round.
There were a number of disappointing results and as we intimated last month, after the...
- Saving money on your mortgage - Caglan Bagci | NZIJ MORTGAGES
A number of books have been written on this topic which has been a major focus of my work for the last 14 years. The goal is quite simply to pay as little as possible in terms of fees and interest to...
- Market outlook - NZIJ Editor
It is now five years since the last recession ended; just over 4 years since risk appetite started to recover from a 30-year low; just over 3.5 years since the invasion of Iraq and just under 3.5...
- New capital protected fund from Liontamer - Liontamer
Liontamer has just launched a new fund called BRICK Series 1, which provides access to the growth markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China (known as the BRIC economies) and South Korea. This fund not...
- Investment forecasts and economists' survey - Aon New Zealand Ltd, Consultants and Actuaries
Investment Forecasts - conducted during January 2007Over the Current YearOver the Next Five YearsInvestment Sector1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 20071 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2011AverageDispersionAverageDispersionNZ...
- Property - AON New Zealand Limited (extract)
Property has delivered strong returns over recent years.
Most of the investment managers construct their property portfolio from listed property companies. This enables access to large CBD...
- Fund amalgamations next on the agenda - Anthony Davies | Financial Alert Magazine
Fund amalgamations are the next item on the funds management industry's agenda once KiwiSaver and the new portfolio investment entity (PIE) tax regime are bedded down.
The industry has a lot of...
- Kids & money: 8 common mistakes parents m - Andrew Lendnal | CEO, BREAKTHRU KIDS
In this issue I will focus on the next 3 common mistakes parents make with children and money.
7. Not Teaching a Work EthicThere is a huge problem today with kids having an "entitlement attitude,"...
- China/ India shorts - Australian Economic Trends | LUMLEY GROUP
The Chinese year of the pig began on 18 February. Pig years are considered auspicious and this one is considered by many to be a rare "golden pig" year. Hospitals across China are bracing themselves...
- Aussie shorts - economy and environment - Australian Economic Trends | LUMLEY GROUP
The RBA has lowered its forecast for underlying inflation from 3% to 2.75% by mid year. It expects the official CPI increase for the year to June 2007 to be 1.75%. The 1% difference between the CPI...
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