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After 2020, no one can be blamed for feeling more optimistic about the year ahead.  However, 2021 got off to an inauspicious start with the political turbulence surrounding Joe Biden’s certification as the President-elect – with the US Capitol riot leading to Trump’s second impeachment. However, markets continued to shrug off the disturbance from the… [Read More…]

Mint Asset Management head of sales and marketing, David Boyle, spins some old regulatory classics and new releases due to set the beat for the NZ financial services industry this year… Where were you when the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (FSLAA) passed into law? No offence to our hard-working government officials but that’s not… [Read More…]

Average Australians have been the cannon-fodder of advice regulations, pricing most of them out of the market, a new report suggests. Mint Asset Management head of sales and marketing, David Boyle, argues NZ can avoid the Australian carnage by shoring up the defences for ‘light’ advice… After a multi-decade all-out assault on the Australian financial… [Read More…]

During the early stages of the pandemic, a number of pundits confidently predicted that lockdowns would lead to a baby boom, the rationale being that bored young couples would run out of Netflix shows to watch and spend more time in the bedroom. This was always a dubious piece of logic. People don’t generally make… [Read More…]

Mint Asset Management’s Head of Investments Anthony Halls takes a trek down memory lane looking at how inflation has been changing its spots and explains COVID-19 is not the only reason we are in these uncharted interest rate waters. COVID-19 is being blamed for many things; some of which are fair, but others not so… [Read More…]

Rachel Strevens, founder of NZ fintech pioneering firm, Invsta, explains why robo-advice served up with user-friendly digital tools and human connections could boost financial literacy, consumer outcomes and advisory business options… One of the key themes that emerged out of the recent Financial Services Council (FSC) New Zealand Generations Conference was the issue of financial… [Read More…]

The global cosmetic business is making up for lost time, as changing demographics spurs both rapid growth and a new-look industry. Kiwi Invest global thematic senior equity analyst, Frank Braden, scrapes back the concealer to reveal why the beauty market is booming, and how it can lift portfolio returns…

Following the lockdown measures and the global effects of Covid-19, New Zealand is facing its deepest recession in decades. This trend is echoed globally, as the World Bank forecasts that the world economy will shrink by approximately 5.2% this year. However, as seen in the past, a downturn in economic activity usually leads to a… [Read More…]

With two new platform-based schemes due for launch, David Boyle, Mint Asset Management Head of Sales and Marketing, says KiwiSaver will finally enter the supermarket era – giving members the wider range of choice they deserve… Love it or hate it, KiwiSaver has grown through some challenging times and suffered some unusual parenting along the… [Read More…]

The hunt for yield is on again, with a vengeance. But how much risk will investors take to get it, and do they really understand what chasing high yield means for their hard-earned savings? Mint chief executive, Rebecca Thomas, explains why eating some capital return is a better option for income-hungry Kiwi investors…   Internationally,… [Read More…]