Archive for February, 2009

Look To The Future When Buying Growth Shares

What makes a share price go up is the improving perception, by an increasing number of investors (especially institutional investors), of the company’s earnings power. Apple is a good example. Over time people have come to love Apple, for its witty TV ads, for its beautiful and functional stores, and for its elegant products, which […]

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Small Shareholders Get More Protection

Changes to amalgamations and schemes of arrangement involving changes of control of companies falling under the Takeovers Code are being recommended.
The Takeovers Panel has made recommendations to the Minister of Commerce for changes to the Companies Act 1993 and the Takeovers Act 1993. The panel’s main proposal is changes of control of code companies […]

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Retirement Dream Gets More Distant

With an average expected retirement age of 64, high net worth individuals in NZ are anticipating working well into their 60s.
Research carried out by ING shows NZ private investors expect to be working for longer than any of their counterparts across the region with 71% not expecting they will be able to retire until […]

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