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Mint Asset Management portfolio manager, David Fyfe, explains the rationale and reality of responsible investing in a world increasingly attuned to environmental, social and governance factors… Responsible investing is generally acknowledged as the inclusion of factors, such as environmental and societal issues, into the investment process alongside the traditional financial analysis. Recently, we saw the… [Read More…]

Forest Enterprises says more investors looking to forestry sector after Covid-19. One benefit of investing in forestry, says Bert Hughes, CEO and Forestry Director of Forest Enterprises, is that it is not affected by the short-term peaks and troughs of the economy. It’s much less prone to unexpected economic shocks that can shake the share… [Read More…]

“I can’t understand why technology isn’t more widely used by advisers, it’s all manual Word docs and spreadsheets. Every place I go, I try to have OMNIMax implemented.” As a graduate James Kara considered himself lucky to join a financial practice that had implemented a bespoke OMNIMax solution… Since then, Kara has been on a… [Read More…]

Can looking beyond green credentials accelerate a lower-carbon world? There are two ways of looking at climate change and its investment implications. Companies, and assets like real estate, are either part of the solution or will need to adapt. Investors face a related conundrum: ‘Should you merely try to reduce the emissions in your portfolio,… [Read More…]

Can an engagement programme with teeth drive change where it matters most? The influential economist Albert Hirschman argued engagement is the most impactful way to drive change. Once you walk away, you lose your voice. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, shares that view, believing that while divestment may be a simpler… [Read More…]

As the world emerges from COVID-19, infrastructure offers investors many opportunities. Below are three observations about the current market conditions. 1. The valuation gap is closing  The past 18 months have been particularly challenging for global listed infrastructure, as 2020 was only the second time in the past 15 years that the asset class underperformed… [Read More…]

Over the 2020/21 financial year, KiwiSaver fired on all cylinders but, according to Mint Asset Management head of sales and marketing David Boyle, focusing just on fees could limit its future performance potential… Henry Ford liked things simple. And there was one defining moment of simplification in particular that stands out in Ford’s autobiography, penned… [Read More…]

Nearly three decades after it first agreed to tackle climate change, the world has failed miserably to curb the growth in CO2 emissions. To succeed, it urgently needs to establish an effective price for carbon.

Mint head of sales and marketing, David Boyle, answers the big KiwiSaver questions…   What do we need to do to make our good retirement scheme great? The answer to the headline is obviously none of our feathered friends, but there are plenty of the human variety who have reason to be thankful. And, with… [Read More…]

“We feel there’s a need to lean on tech processes in order to grow…” A recent comment made by a financial adviser suggesting they were already under the pump and needed to free up some time if they were to look to increase their portfolio of customers. Coupled with the suggestion that there is more… [Read More…]