[GRTV] Smart is launching four new ETFs
The ETFs are sector focused investing in Bitcoin, gold and technology. A fourth new ETF tracks the NZX20.
[GRTV] New name, new funds for Smartshares
NZX is rebranding its funds management business, retiring the SuperLife brand and teasing some new funds.
[GRTV] Stronger and more unified voice needed to force KiwiSaver changes
The Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson talks to Philip Macalister about changes she would like to see made to KiwiSaver.
[GRTV] Perpetual Guardians growth plans
Perpetual Guardian chief executive Patrick Gamble tells Philip Macalister about the firm’s plans to grow its funds management and financial advice business.
[GRTV] New FAP regime creates opportunities for advisers
The creation of Financial Advice Providers (FAPs) has created a whole new set of opportunities for financial advisers.
[GRTV] FMA monitoring gives FAPs eight out of 10
Think about proportionality says the FMA in the wake of its financial advice provider monitoring report.
[GRTV] From infantry to insurance, protection is a common thread
Four months after stepping into Naomi Ballantyne’s shoes, new Partners Life CEO Michael Weston, says he’d be naive to say the idea of taking the company forward wasn’t a bit daunting.
[GRTV] Rick Willis shares MDRT secrets
MDRT country chair Rick Willis led one of the biggest contingents of New Zealand advisers to the association's annual meeting in Vancouver last month. He talks to GRTV about the trip and how MDRT changed his life.
[GRTV] What needs to change with KiwiSaver
Consilium managing director Scott Alman talks to Philip Macalister about changes he would like to see made to KiwiSaver.
[GRTV] Public aware that ignoring climate change is ignoring investment risk
Just over five years ago Barry Coates was trying to find products for an ethical investment portfolio and gave up after a week. He says with a master’s degree in finance from Yale University, it should’ve been easy but the data wasn’t comparable and there were no objective measures.
[GRTV] Richard Klipin reflects on time at FSC
Richard Klipin signs off as Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive this week, he talks to Philip Macalister about his achievements and his thoughts on financial advice.
[GRTV] Peer support helps with compliance stress
GRTV talks to AIA chief distribution officer Sharron Botica about the second AIA wellbeing survey and what has changed since the first one.
[GRTV] FANZ stands on its legacy in face of competition in the mortgage space
GRTV sits down with the new chief executive of Financial Advice New Zealand.
[GRTV] Bayly wants a twin peaks model for financial regulation
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly talks to Good Returns TV about his plans for financial services, why KiwiSaver reform is not top of the list and his views on financial advice.
[GRTV] A trip around investment issues with MyFiduciary’s Chris Douglas
It’s not just changes to the trustee tax tax rate that’s driving PIE growth, MyFiduciary principal Chris Douglas tells Good Returns TV.
[GRTV] Free model portfolios aim to improve the industry
GRTV speaks to Clayton Coplestone, principal of Heathcote Investment Partners, about a joint initiative with Kernel to get advisers thinking about portfolio construction.
[GRTV] New report looks at ways to improve access to financial advice + VIDEO
Fidelity Life chief executive Campbell Mitchell discusses the finding of a new new report into financial advice take up and outlines things that need to change.
[GRTV] How well do NZ equities funds perform?
For the first time ever S&P has added New Zealand equities funds into tis highly regards SPIVA report.
Only 54% of active NZ equities managers beat the benchmark index in 2023
[With VIDEO] A bare majority of actively managed New Zealand equity funds managed to beat the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index in calendar 2023 but less than a quarter managed to outperform over 15 years.
[GRTV] Two main challenges see $3 billion annual premium opportunity go begging
The market potential in the business risk space is enormous, says Cecilia Farrow, founder and executive director of Triplejump Group.
[GRTV] Tony Vidler: Advisers seek freedom in new world order
Most FAPs have elevated their standards and practices dramatically over the last two years and are now trying to establish efficiency into their businesses, says adviser Tony Vidler.
[GRTV] Three to four fund sweet spot with multi manager KiwiSaver
KiwiSaver is not perfect but even in its current state it is still positive and important to New Zealanders.
[GRTV] Get the country’s under insurance back on the agenda
Life insurance statistics for September have seen an uptick in lapse rates says Asteron Life executive general manager Grant Willis.
[GRTV] Coolabah Capital: new funds and long-short strategies
GRTV talks to Coolabah Capital CIO Chris Joye about how his firm gets double digit returns.
[GRTV]Selecting the right fund manager
Fifteen years ago financial consultant Noah Schiltknecht immigrated to New Zealand from Switzerland and four years ago he founded Makao Investments, a wholesale financial planning and advisory firm.
[GRTV] Cracking the mass affluent market
GRTV talks to Kernel Wealth Management’s Dean Anderson about a massive inter-generational transfer of wealth on the way and what it means for advisers.
[GRTV] Highly aspirational – an adviser’s take on the Million Dollar Round Table
Financial adviser Aaron Baker gives his take on the financial adviser’s version of visiting Mecca - a trip to the Million Dollar Round Table conference in the US.
[GRTV] You never write off the Kiwis
Andrew Inwood, Global CEO of Coredata Group compares New Zealand with Australia and further afield, finding some similarity between Kiwis and Germans.
[GRTV] Advisers can thrive
The Adviser Platform managing director Ryan Edwards, talks business plans, following its purchase of mortgage aggregator Q Group and how he thinks advisers are doing under the new regime.
[GRTV] KiwiSaver: a ticket to prosperity that politicians don’t get
Politicians don’t get KiwiSaver, says Simplicity co-founder and managing director Sam Stubbs.
[GRTV] Can politicians be bipartisan on KiwiSaver?
KiwiSaver is a can we can’t keep kicking down the road, says Mint Asset Management marketing head David Boyle.
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.
[GRTV] AI and investment, is active management delivering?
Shane Solly, portfolio manager Harbour Asset Management, gives his view on what artificial intelligence (AI) means for investors.
[GRTV] No escaping responsible investment
GRTV talks to Matthew Mimms, director The Investment Store, about why financial advisers have been slow to fully engage with responsible investment.
[GRTV] Ballantyne on lows, highs and switching exits
Having announced her retirement next March, Naomi Ballantyne always said she wouldn't be at Partners Life forever.
Ballantyne announces her future plans
Following the sale of Partners Life to Dai-ichi, founder and managing director Naomi Ballantyne outlines her future plans.
[GRTV] AIA discusses the evolution of change in the industry
Philip Macalister sits down with AIA chief partnership distribution officer, Sharron Botica to talk about the evolution of change in the insurance industry, the challenges of how that has impacted businesses and the growth of AIA insurance and what that means for advisers.
[GRTV] Adviser’s obligations in ethical investing
Philip Macalister sits down with Pathfinder CEO John Berry to talk about Pathfinder’s ethical investing and advisers obligations when working with clients.
[GRTV] InvestNow past, present and future
In this episode of Good Returns TV, Philip Macalister sits down with InvestNow senior portfolio manager Jason Choy to talk about the growth of InvestNow and how its online investment platform has become a popular choice for Kiwi investors.
[GRTV] 98% of active funds fail to outperform
[WATCH] ETFs continue their rapid growth as active funds fail to beat their benchmarks.