Do active fund managers give better returns?
Active managers are those who select investments for their funds, to try to beat the market. In contrast, passive funds tend to aim to track an index.
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Author Archives: RNZ Business Headlines
Inside Taiwan’s powerhouse semiconductor sector
The Detail puts on a rabbit suit and gets special access to the incubators of Taiwan’s powerful semiconductor industry.
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Is it worth fixing your home loan for longer?
Home loan borrowers may have a bit more time to decide when to lock a long-term rate, the country’s biggest bank says.
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Eden Park concerts can become bigger money spinners for Auckland, report says
The stadium could almost triple its annual economic boost to the city if it hosted the 12 concerts it’s allowed, new research finds.
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GST at 32 percent, pension age of 72 among Treasury solutions to financial crunch
Someone is going to have to pay to keep the country’s finances in order while the population ages, but who and how need to be decided soon.
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NZ King Salmon slumps to half-year loss
Chair Mark Dewdney said the results were impacted by challenging biological performance, with salmon eating less and slightly elevated deaths.
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Fonterra still buoyant despite slight drop in net profit to $1.09b
Chief executive Miles Hurrell says the full year ended July has been one of the Co-op’s strongest years yet – and the outlook is positive.
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Housing downturn costs one Aucklander $1.2 million
The country’s median loss is $52,500.
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Half of Kiwis cut back on fruit and vegetables as costs rise
Numbers cutting back on fresh fruit and vegetables increased from 23.3 percent to 47.7 percent in five years, according to a new report.
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Where house prices are rising
And where they’ve fallen the most.
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