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The Rise of Inflation

For the last decade economies and investors have been operating in a low inflation environment which has generally been good for investors. In recent months, however, rising inflation has emerged as a threat. Why does inflation matter?  Inflation means increased input costs for businesses. For example, higher commodity prices mean

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Hamilton Hindin Greene Changes To Terms And Conditions

To accommodate recent changes in legislation HHG has updated its standard terms and conditions. This includes amending terminology to reflect the Financial Adviser regime as wells references to the new Privacy and Trustee Acts. If you would like to review these changes a pdf copy of the new Terms and

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Changes to Financial Adviser Regulations

What is a Financial Advice Provider (FAP)? A financial advice provider (FAP) is an individual or entity (e.g. Hamilton Hindin Greene) that provides a “financial advice service”. An entity provides a financial advice service if they give regulated financial advice to their clients on their own account, or they engage

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KiwiSaver – KiwiWRAP

Taking control of your KiwiSaver Investment investments Last month saw the launch of a new KiwiSaver scheme called KiwiWRAP KiwiSaver Scheme. It is the first and only KiwiSaver scheme which can only be accessed through a financial adviser and allows you to choose what investments you wish to hold in

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A Cautionary Tale For Tough Times

During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, a woman named Hetty Green was one of the most powerful financiers in the world. Green made the majority of her $100 million fortune ($3.8 billion in today’s dollars) herself, investing in railroad stocks and bonds, US government bonds, and mining

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Term Deposit Rates – Why Have They Remained Stubbornly Low?

So, if interest rates have started to go up (notable as the final upswing in the swap rate graph above), why have most Term Deposit rates not followed suit? There are many factors, but the one overriding reason is that the banks don’t really need your money at the moment.

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Economic Commentary – March 2021

I hear the economy is doing better than expected so why are share markets down? When markets fell in February and March last year, it was crystal clear to everyone why this was happening. We had been plunged into lockdown, economists were expecting house price falls of at least 10%

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HHG – Top 5 Picks for 2021

Every year HHG is asked by media to provide our top 5 picks for the following year. We have selected the stocks below for their broad exposure. Each has its own pros and cons, so any investor considering them should contact their adviser to see if it is appropriate for

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Will The New Trusts Act Lead to an Exodus of Family Trusts

The new Trusts Act 2019 comes into effect on 30 January 2021 and there are important implications for most trusts including family trusts. The Act governing upward of 500,000 trusts in New Zealand replaces the Trustee Act 1956 which has been in place for more than 60 years. The new

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Goodbye Cheques

A reminder that Banks are withdrawing the use of cheques by mid-2021 and that Hamilton Hindin Greene’s Clearing and Settlement Agent and the custodian for the Overview Portfolio Service are both preparing to stop cheque processing (NZD and AUD).  In line with this HHG are preparing for this change and

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