With global wholesale interest rates on the move again we thought it would be advantageous for our investors to have a comparison between bank term deposits and the fixed interest investments available on the New Zealand debt market. Below is a list of just a few of the listed fixed interest investments available. Fixed Interest Issues Issuer Code Maturity Date Yield Cooperative Bank COO010 28/07/2026 6.50% Infratil IFT230 15/06/2024 5.95% ASB Bank ABB050 15/12/2026 5.30% Kiwi Bank KCF010 15/07/2024 5.19% Infratil...

Retirement village exposure has long been a mainstay of our clients' investment portfolios. Ryman being Christchurch based means we have many clients who rallied behind the stock early, realising the company’s potential. The NZX now has 4 pure play retirement companies, and Infratil who own 20% of Metlifecare and RetireAustralia (who have 28 villages in NSW, SA and QLD). So investors are awash with options when it comes to retirement village exposure, but what option is right for you. There is...

Hamilton Hindin Greene director Grant Williamson Spark New Zealand says an independent valuation range for its takeover target, TeamTalk, lacks credibility and the top end of the range amounts to an "absurd premium". TeamTalk shares surged after the report was released and are now higher than Spark's offer price. Auckland-based Spark, New Zealand's biggest telecommunications group, has offered 80 cents per share for TeamTalk, a 78 percent premium to where TeamTalk shares traded before Spark announced its intentions in February....

Fletcher Building will have to work hard to earn back trust, but Monday's large profit downgrade is far from disastrous for the country's biggest construction firm, an analyst says. Auckland-based Fletcher Building said its profit could be up to $150 million less than it indicated it would be just three weeks ago, after the cost of two major projects blew out. Fletcher Building refused to say which two projects were responsible, but chief executive Mark Adamson said on Monday "people did...

Jeremy Sullivan dicusses this weeks main topics on the New Zealand sharemarket, joining him, Andrew Patterson from the National Business Review.

March 2 - New Zealand shares rose, joining a global rally as US President Donald Trump's proposed US$1 trillion of infrastructure spending and aspirations to drive American economic growth stoked investor optimism. Summerset Holdings and Metlifecare gained in the wake of better earnings results in a lacklustre reporting season. The S&P/NZX 50 index gained 27.05 points, or 0.4 percent, to 7175.83. Within the index, 36 stocks gained, nine fell, and five were unchanged. Turnover was $115.9 million. Stocks markets across...

Grant Davies talks to Andrew Patterson of the National Business Review regarding market performance this week, Spark's first half earnings, Sky TV's merger with vodafone and Abano Healths takeover offer.

Trilogy International, the skincare and home fragrance company, said it continues to comply with continuous disclosure rules in response to a query from the New Zealand stock exchange after its shares took a tumble. In a letter to Trilogy, the NZX sought an explanation noting Trilogy's shares dropped to $2.48 on Feb. 9 from $3.39 on Jan. 9, a fall of 71 cents or 22 percent. On Friday the shares were up 1.6 percent at $2.55. Lindsay Render, the chief...

Jeremy Sullivan talks to Andrew Patterson of the National Business Review regarding the upcoming earnings season on the NZX and which stocks to watch. Also, how is the market sentiment tracking enlight of the new administration in the US, and more... Click below to listen

New Zealand shares fell Tuesday, joining a global selloff as US President Donald Trump spooked markets with his ad hoc policy decisions. Meridian Energy, Warehouse Group and Air New Zealand declined. The S&P/NZX50 Index dropped 34.8 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,050.76. Within the index, 30 stocks fell, 14 rose and six were unchanged. Turnover was $106.7 million Asian markets were weaker today as the impact of US President Donald Trump's travel ban on refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries,...