BNZ celebrates 10 year anniversay

Bank of New Zealand Investment Management (BNZIM) celebrated 10-years of success with investment manager Templeton this month.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004, 8:37PM

Templeton manages the BNZ International Equity Trust investments. As at 30 September 2004, the BNZ International Equity Trust had a fund size of $133.85 million and according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting produced the best 10-year return before tax and fees of 9.9% per annum for the period ending 30 June 2004.

Bank of New Zealand chief investment officer Anthony Thyne says it is rare to share such a successful and long-term relationship with an investment manager.

"The last 10 years have been very fruitful and it made sense for BNZIM to stick with Templeton. Their experienced researchers continue to identify the best investment opportunities and they consistently outperform their competitors."

"The secret to Templeton's success is based on their value style investment philosophy," says Jeff Everett, Templeton Chief Investment Officer for Retail.

Value style investment involves selecting stocks that appear to be fundamentally sound but are under-priced relative to the their future intrinsic value. By contrast growth style managers focus on stocks with superior long-term earnings growth and return on capital potential.

"Our success boils down to research," Everett says. "Information is examined on a company-by-company basis across a range of countries and industries. Based on that data, we are able to determine which companies are expected to generate the strongest return."

Templeton resisted the temptation in 1999 to reassess their investment philosophy despite the continual rise of technology company (dot.com) share prices. Sticking to their value style strategy, Templeton argued the prices for dot.com shares were significantly overvalued and resisted pressure to invest in them.

It was a decision that Thyne said paid off for Bank of New Zealand customers.

"Our decision to stick with Templeton despite the heady days of dot-com was one that paid off for our customers and certainly helped reduce the impact of the subsequent downturn.

"The persistence of Templeton's investment approach over the long-term has been extraordinarily valuable to many patient investors.

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