Simplicity Living completes new homes, thematic fund ramps exposure
Simplicity-owned property developer Simplicity Living, has opened its third build-to-rent development in Mt Albert, Auckland, this week.
Since inception two years ago, Simplicity Living has completed 210 homes for long-term rent, with another 878 in build and development.
Development is funded through Simplicity’s KiwiSaver scheme (currently 10th biggest according to Morningstar with around $4b AUM) and its managed funds (around $2b AUM).
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[GRTV] Public aware that ignoring climate change is ignoring investment riskTuesday, May 28th, 6:18AM
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. MORE» |
No shift on KiwiSaver balance gender gapFriday, May 24th, 6:02AM 2 comments
New KiwiSaver analysis for 2023 shows the 25% gap between men and women’s balances did not improve over the year. MORE» |
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Govt looks to shake up disputes resolution schemes
The government is looking at a potential overhaul of the financial services disputes resolution schemes, including imposing greater uniformity of standards, increasing oversight and increasing promotion of the schemes to raise consumer awareness.
The proposed changes are on top of changes to the regulations, including increasing and standardising the penalty regime, which kick in from July 18, but the door remains open to maintaining the status quo while these new regulations kick in.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has issued a discussion paper this week outlining the proposed changes.
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RBNZ pushes out first OCR cut into 2H 2025Wednesday, May 22nd, 2:49PM
The Reserve Bank has pushed out its likely first cut in its official cash rate (OCR) into the second half of 2025 and possibly not until the final quarter. MORE» |
Shorter settlement times coming for US and Canadian tradingWednesday, May 22nd, 6:43AM
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