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A tale of two villages – steady SUM and a RYM reckoning

The post-COVID era has been incredibly difficult for many. In the context of NZ equities, perhaps none more so than the retirement village (RV) sector which has been stung by both higher interest rates and a weaker housing market.

Mon, Sep 16th 2024 09:45AM

Investments

Are NZ equities a buy?

9 min read

Investments

Investing Wisdom: 4 Invaluable lessons from my time in the markets

6 min read

Investments

Financial markets: Calm seas never made a skilled a sailor

5 min read

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

Living in a sustainable way was a feature of my household long before it became part of the mainstream culture.

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Art of Investing: A journey from shadows to spotlight

Imagine a child growing up in communist Poland in the 80s. Picture the grand, yet ultimately hollow, promises of five-year government plans that fizzled out before they could light any real fire under the economy.

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Art of Investing: A journey from shadows to spotlight

Mint spearheads letter to the Government addressing Modern Slavery Legislation

Investors, Businesses and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) continue to urge the New Zealand government to create strong modern slavery laws in Aotearoa.

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Mint spearheads letter to the Government addressing Modern Slavery Legislation

AI: The great acceleration

Technology investing has always been a rapidly evolving sector, and 2024 will be no different.

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The bird in the hand or two in the bush?

August 2021 marked the start of an almost four-month lockdown for Auckland – none of us would wish to return to that challenging period. Except, that is, if you were a domestic investor. From the end of August 2021 to the lows in October 2023, the NZX50 Index fell almost 20%[1].

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The bird in the hand or two in the bush?

ChatGPT, the Magnificent Seven, Ozempic, and Higher-for-longer

Every year has catch phrases that embed themselves in the market lexicon and feed into the narrative of the day. This year has been no exception.

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ChatGPT, the Magnificent Seven, Ozempic, and Higher-for-longer

Case Study: Comvita – Climate action leaders to watch

Volatility in markets has continued to make for challenging times for investors. As an active manager, this gives the investment team at Mint plenty of opportunity to search out some great ideas.

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Case Study: Comvita – Climate action leaders to watch

Diversification - Markowitz’s greatest gift

It was a sad day for the world of Economics and Finance when it was announced in June that Harry Markowitz had passed.

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Diversification - Markowitz’s greatest gift

The AI revolution - what's next for the financial services industry?

Artificial intelligence (AI) encapsulates a broad and diverse technology within the financial services industry.

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The AI revolution - what's next for the financial services industry?

The Power of Diversification: Expanding the Investor Toolkit

The general investing rule of thumb is that in periods of negative equity market returns, your bond portfolio offers you protection. Not so in 2022.

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The Power of Diversification: Expanding the Investor Toolkit

The Big Squeeze

Mint Asset Management gives its forecast for New Zealand's economy.

4 min read

Are Kiwis recession-ready?

The last material recession in New Zealand was in 2008. Interestingly, going by the Reserve Bank of NZ, the average floating mortgage rate back in January 2008 was 10.57% and you could get 8.27%, on average, for a six-month term deposit. We were right in the middle of the global financial crisis (GFC) and the selfie stick was invented.

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Valuation methods are in the eye of the beholder

Mr Market¹ has been particularly indecisive of late, with price volatility sucking up a lot of investors’ attention.

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Valuation methods are in the eye of the beholder

Cracking the Responsible Investing Code

Rachel Tinkler, Head of Responsible Investment at Mint Asset Management talks us through the role and benefits of responsible investment in our business, and how it affects our investors and as an industry.

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Invest like a woman

Women are driving the economy forward, Fidelity International have revealed that women’s incomes have increased to $24 trillion in 2020, up from $20 trillion in 2018. It is expected that by 2030 there will be more than 100 million women in the workforce globally.

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