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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
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
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
BRK10-year Price Chart Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The company is the well-known investment vehicle run by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Their record over the last 40 years speaks for itself. They look for businesses that they can
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.
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%
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
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
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
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has reported a steep rise in the number of investment scams attempting to impersonate legitimate New Zealand businesses since the emergence of COVID-19. The regulator is warning New Zealanders to be on the lookout for signs of such scams, which could include overseas phone numbers
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