Research Spotlight Archive
Please note: The tools and approaches used in wealth management evolve over time. The videos and summaries in this section reflect our thinking and views at the time they were prepared, but may not now be reflective of the wealth management tools and approaches we are currently utilising in managing client portfolios.
April 2011
interest.co.nz - double shot interview - nz Funds' CIO michael lang
26 April 2011
KiwiSaver provider NZ Funds Management is challenging the sector to invite greater scrutiny of their investment management practices through a rating system that would look at underlying factors behind performance.
The call comes on the heels of the fund manager having recently undergone a six-month qualitative review conducted by Australian rating agency Lonsec, a firm that does for managed funds what Standard & Poor's and Moody's does for debt issuers. More
April 2011
3 news firstline - Protecting against 'real world inflation'
19 April 2011
Latest figures show inflation hit 4.5 percent in the March year. It is at its highest annual rate sine September 2008 – pushed up by petrol, food and cigarette prices.
But it is the long term that New Zealanders should be thinking about, according to NZ Funds Management, who say that if we want to survive retirement we need to protect ourselves against “real world inflation”. More
March 2011
3 News Firstline - How will Japan's tsunami affect the NZ economy?
20 March 2011
Japan is a massive economy - the third largest in the world - and the economic impact of the quake and tsunami there, is still unclear. So how will New Zealand be affected?
Firstline talks to NZ Funds Management Principal Dave Wilson about how the New Zealand economy will be affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. More
February 2011
One Business: KiwiSaver changes discussed
1 February 2011
NZ Funds Management Principal David van Schaardenburg discusses the recent performance of KiwiSaver Schemes, current participation rates and the need for New Zealanders to be more educated about the benefits of KiwiSaver. More
September 2010
NZI Business: Sovereign debt default
27 September 2010
In the early part of the year markets were consumed by the threat of a possible sovereign debt default. Michael Lang, Chief Investment Officer and Principal at NZ Funds Management provides commentary on research he has undertaken that sheds light on possible future developments in this area. More