Hamilton Hindin Greene’s Investment Committee consists of six committee members, combining a broad level of expertise which ensures our clients receive a robust investment service. The current sitting members include two independent members, three HHG advisers and one HHG director. The committee meet once a month, or as market movements dictate, to discuss the recommended portfolio and investigate avenues to bring further value to our clients. This allows Hamilton Hindin Greene in conjunction with its advisers to provide clients with an...
Seemingly not a day goes by where various “media commentators” espouse their opinion on the current level of the New Zealand share market, almost uniformly describing the market as overvalued. On the face of it, this seems perfectly reasonable, given the market is hitting all-time highs on a daily basis. But do these highs really represent a market that has outperformed? Detailed analysis tends to prove otherwise. The chart tracks the New Zealand share market since its highest point it hit...
For this weekend's feature business article in the New Zealand Herald, Jeremy Sullivan chats with Holly Ryan on the rise and fall of former market darling Orion Health. It had "huge growth potential", "elegant products", a share price that topped $6 and a market value of more than $1 billion. Fast forward to today, with the market value below $160 million and a share price that has been as low as 57c, and the question has to be asked: what went...
New Zealand shares rose on Friday as Fletcher Building reassured its shareholders and A2 Milk played catchup. The NZX50 index climbed 93 point to 8,998.78, on turnover of $134 million. Fletcher Building rose 28c to $6.88. “No bad news is good news for a number of investors, having seen successive earnings downgrades and profit warnings over the past year,” Hamilton Hindin Greene investment adviser Tom McBride says. Fletcher unveiled a new operating model, coming into force from July 1, which...
Seemingly not a day goes by where various media commentators espouse their opinion on the current level of the New Zealand share market, almost uniformly describing the market as overvalued. On the face of it, this seems perfectly reasonable, given the market is hitting all-time highs on a daily basis. But do these highs really represent a market that has outperformed? Detailed analysis tends to prove otherwise. The chart above tracks the New Zealand share market since its highest point it...
New Zealand shares fell today, as Pushpay emerged from its trading halt and co-founder Elliot Crowther's sale of his entire stake in the payments software company. The NZX50 index sank 111 point to 8,863.24, on turnover of $242 million. Pushpay closed down 24c, or 5.5%, to $4.13. The stock was put in a trading halt yesterday afternoon as Mr Crowther announced his resignation from the company, effective Thursday, and the sale of his 9.03% stake, underwritten at $4.04 per share against...
Today Grant Davies talks to Grant Walker about the impact of a predicted rise in Interest Rates by the Federal Reserve, and what that will do to the share market. They also touch on the Tegel takeover offer, and the run of good results we had in May. Grant Davies also explains the impact of the new CEO appointment at Vodafone, and the effect that had on Spark and Sky TV on the market today.
New Zealand shares had a slight fall today, after a mixed bag of company results announcements. The S&P NZX 50 index was down nine points to 8635 on turnover of $132 million. Hamilton Hindin Greene investment adviser Tom McBride says the spotlight was on Orion Health’s “disappointing” result. The company reported a full-year loss of $40.4 million, which was in line with analyst expectations. Last year, it lost $33m. Later in the day, it said it is in talks with...
An MSCI index reshuffle sent shares for Fletcher Building soaring after it survived, but Mercury Energy shares fell as it was culled from the index. Overall, the NZX50 index dipped 4.45 points to 8,708.78, on turnover of $218 million. “Across the board what we’re seeing with these index changes is the influence of passive money in the market,” says Hamilton Hindin Greene investment adviser Grant Davies “The tracking of the index actually leading to share price movements makes it slightly...
Tom McBride talks to Grant Walker from the NBR about today's market news. We had more bad news for Fletcher Building, down 1.7% as SkyCity Entertainment are seeking damages for delays in the construction of the SkyCity International Convention Centre in Auckland. Meridian Energy have appreciated 1.19% for the day on the back of the NZ Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) signing a new contract with Meridian Energy for the supply of an additional 50MWh per hour. Moa have partnered with Constellation...
