Eduardo Porter wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Loss of Dynamism is impeding Growth”. The premise of the article was that New Zealand, like others in the OECD, have not generated enough early stage companies and have not done enough to ensure they become mature or revenue generating companies. The article quotes […]

For many years, the New Zealand property market has been an attractive investment opportunity for foreign buyers, predominantly due to the fact that NZ does not have a capital gains tax regime. Consequently, a residential rental property, could be acquired by the non-resident, rented for a number of years, and sold for a gain upon […]

Like most investors, we were experiencing a level of uncertainty about what the change in Government would herald for the property sector. So when we were approached in November about a new project in Queenstown with a new shared model/long term rental strategy we were interested to understand the key fundamentals underpinning the project. New […]

Having a mix of shareholders is important as a company grows and develops. As you raise capital (and once you get over the joy and excitement that someone has agreed to invest in you and your business), you need to recognise that as you progress, shareholder behaviour and expectations change. Not all shareholders are created […]

As you know we are active property investors, usually in a partnership arrangement with a party that will add value to the real estate thus securing better returns for our clients than they would otherwise be able to achieve through acquiring property that has fully developed potential, or potential that has to be realised by […]

Industry Service Announcement for the immediate attention of shareholders, directors and executive management Did you know you can cash out tax losses? Did you know you can protect tax losses from shareholder continuity breaches? And employee share schemes might not be as hard as you think High growth research and development (R&D) focused companies have […]

In early May, one of our clients RipeTime engaged Michael run its latest capital raise, and as part of that, to attend a capital raise roadshow in Taipei organised by The New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). Follow the links to this news article about the trip, and […]

The qualities Joshna values most are honesty, integrity and trust. With this premise – you are always going to be in safe hands with her. Joshna never pre-judges a situation or problem. She really listens, she understands, she thinks through and then she questions. Joshna’s methodology and her collaborative process always gets to the root […]

Liftoff is an upcoming investment and crowd-funding platform for New Zealand. They are in the business of making it easy for Kiwi investors and businesses alike to get their dreams off the ground. They do this by making it possible for people to invest in or fund as much or as little as they like […]

The Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 effectively divides people into a) the wealthy – who based on their wealth know how to make decisions on what to do with their money based on less information, or have enough money to be able to lose some – and, b) those who are not wealthy therefore cannot […]