Since residential property investment rules changed in early 2021, more and more landowners have been seeking advice on carbon credits.

Are art and wine are “investments” or simply vanity purchases?

Andrew Sayers recently joined Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Waikato. In a former role Andrew was Managing Partner and International Liaison Partner of a large Australasian accounting firm.

“I am an offshore property investor, and there have been a lot of changes lately to the rules in New Zealand. What do I need to consider?“

With the official cash rate at record lows, residential growth sluggish and eighty per cent of 2019’s NBR Rich List Top 20 having made their money in bricks and mortar, many clients are looking seriously toward commercial property as a place to invest.

Unless you have only invested in term deposits, you have probably had some experience or knowledge that most non-bank investments provide higher returns over time with the trade-off being occasional swings in value. The degree of variation depends on the type and mix of your investments.

As accountants, we are often asked by clients whether they should invest in property. Over the last two years, this question has come up more regularly as people come to grips with a low interest rate environment and the difficulty of achieving a reasonable return on financial investments.

As your golden years get closer, do you have a financial plan for how to bridge the gap between what you are likely to have and what you will actually need?

The rebrand of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway isn’t the only change of name in our group. SRAM has rebranded to FANZ Private Wealth.

Technology is an inescapable factor in the investment world. Whether that be the investment opportunity it creates, or the disruption to traditional business models, technology impacts on every sector of the modern economy.

It’s now official. The government is actively moving against property speculators and investors.

Last year the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) started talking about the return of inflation to the 1% – 3% mandated range. After a decade of barely 1% inflation, how do we prepare for its inevitable rise?