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	Should Financial Advisers pro-actively include Responsible Investing in the advice process? 10^th December 2021 \| Matthew Mimms Over the years, I've had many a discussion with the financial advisory community on the merits (and otherwise) of responsible investing. Sometimes the discussion has been very constructive, and sometimes very short. To read more, please click here. _____ 22nd August 2020 29th July 2021 29 July 2021 \| Matthew Mimms This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on 29^th July. To read more, please click here . _____ A Primer on Loans 7 October 2020 \| Matthew Mimms With interest rates low, interest in credit as a source of income is increasing. This article takes a closer look at one sector of the credit market, Syndicated Loans, and provides some context on Loans characteristics and where opportunity and risks lie for investors. To read more, please click here. _____ 22nd August 2020 22 August 2020 \| Matthew Mimms 22 August 2020 might seem like a pretty unremarkable day on the face of it. To read more, please click here. _____ For Sudden the Worse Turns the Best. 8 May 2020 \| Matthew Mimms “For sudden the worst turns the best for the brave” - Robert Browning, Prospice, 1861 It might seem a tad perverse, now at least, to suggest that a post COVID-19 world might present a genuine opportunity to curve out a much better and brighter future. To read more, please click here . _____ Good Value for less than the Cost of a Pint. January 30, 2020 \| Matthew Mimms The UK will start the process of leaving the European Union on 31 January 2020. After three and a half years of arguments, intrigue, countless parliamentary votes and 2 general elections, Prime Minister Johnson finally secured a parliamentary mandate in the recent general election that allows him and his government to “get Brexit done” and bring the UK’s formal membership of the EU to an end. To read more, please click here. _____ Global Credit – The Missing Asset Class – Re-Visited. August 26, 2019 \| Matthew Mimms Three years ago, I authored an article entitled, “Global Credit – the Missing Asset Class”. Set against a background of low and falling interest rates, the article highlighted the challenges facing income demanding NZ investors; and introduced a sometimes-overlooked asset class as part of a possible solution, Global Credit. Three years on, this article examines how fixed income options have fared, we re-examine the case for global credit and look ahead to future challenges and opportunities for fixed income investors in New Zealand. To read more, please click here. _____ From Marginal to Mainstream. December 5, 2016 \| Matthew Mimms It didn’t seem too long ago that ethical and responsible investing was viewed as very much at the margins, and one where better ethics came at the expense of investment returns. Today, whether at home in NZ or globally, responsible investing is anything but marginal. To read more, please click here. _____ Limits To Growth. April 13, 2016 \| Matthew Mimms The following is an edited extract of a presentation given to the 6th Annual Perfecting Investment Portfolios Conference in Auckland on 5th April 2016. The subject was: Limits to Growth; can we expect global growth rates (and consequently asset price growth) to slow in... To read more, please click here. _____ The Case for Global Credit - the Missing Asset Class. January 29, 2016 \| Matthew Mimms Income focussed investors in New Zealand are facing challenging times. Bonds that were issued a few years ago at high interest rates are now maturing. A quick look at a comparison of term deposit rates shows that you’re unlikely to get much approaching... To read more, please click here. _____ The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment. November 2014 \| Matthew Mimms A number of high profile investor groups in NZ have recently adopted a fossil fuel free investment policy. This includes Dunedin City Council (through its Waipouri Fund) and 5 Anglican Diocese. They join a growing global movement, perhaps the most noticeable recent addition being the heirs to the Rockefeller Family through the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Why? To read more, please click here. _____ Bugger Off, I'm Full! September 5, 2013 \| Matthew Mimms In Monty Python’s “Meaning of Life”, there’s a nauseating but equally watchable scene in which, Mr Creosote (he’s enormous), slumped at a table in an upmarket French restaurant, orders and eats everything on the menu, washed down with crates of beer and wine. When asked... To read more, please click here.


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	Given our ongoing interest in and commitment to the investment and financial advice industry in New Zealand, we will from time to time publish articles and commentary. These may include commentary on the investment world and issues such as Responsible Investing and current affairs. These articles are authored by Matt Mimms, and do not reflect the views of our funds manager clients (unless otherwise stated).