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Thoughts for this Easter season
I have been invited to contribute some thoughts for the Easter season, on behalf of the Board of Anglican Financial Care. The first thing that came to mind is that our members and customers are a mixed bunch. Some lay, some ordained, some Anglican, some from other...
Investment Outlook for 2021
It is always difficult to predict what is going to happen. Who would have predicted the pandemic, and the variety of responses, in 2020? Returns in 2021 are likely to be just as interesting. Events like the pandemic come and go but returns over the longer term are...
Investment Returns at 31 December 2020
Investment returns (before tax and fees) for the quarter ending 31 December 2020 are: Returns were solid over the quarter despite the growth in virus cases and renewed lockdown announcements. Equities (shares) in particular posted strong...
Your seedlings are growing
Your Christian KiwiSaver Scheme is unique in having direct investment in a pine forest in the southern Hawkes Bay, Hapua Forest. Just like KiwiSaver, forestry is a long-term investment with a typical forest usually taking some 25 years to mature. Our forestry land...
Christmas message 2020
Our hearts filled with wonder and awe I greet you in the name of the infant saviour, whose birth we celebrate at Christmas, our hearts filled with wonder and awe. I bring greetings from all at Anglican Financial Care this Christmas. We are coming to the end of an...
Investment returns at 30 September 2020
The September quarter was another positive quarter as shares and bonds both benefited from a number of factors including continued optimism with regards to the development of a covid-19 vaccine, economic recovery and further possible supportive measures from...
Investing with Christian values
Investing with Christian values We invest your savings in the Christian KiwiSaver Scheme, and all the other funds we manage, under our Ethical Investment Policy, a policy based on our Christian values. We call it being Ethical at Heart.We recently looked at what...
Fees reduced
Fees reduced We’ve reduced the fees members are charged with these reductions taking effect from 30 September 2020. As we continue to grow we are able to share the benefits of that growth with our members. This recent reduction will have a positive impact on the...
Investment returns at 30 June 2020
The quarter ending 30 June 2020 saw a welcome bounce back to strong positive returns, following the initial global reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic in March. The positive were primarily influenced by investors around the world regaining confidence as governments...
Different KiwiSaver scenarios for different life stages
We have put together a couple of scenarios based on different life stages. First, we look at how a younger investor may view their KiwiSaver investment, followed by someone who is looking at retiring sometime in the next couple of years. Scenario 1: I am in...
Responsible investing
What is responsible investing? What is responsible investing and is it just another piece of jargon that is difficult to understand and bears no relation to our day to day life? At Christian KiwiSaver Scheme, we believe that responsible investing is an important...
Investment returns at 31 March 2020, before fees and tax
What a quarter! It may be disappointing if your balance has declined with the negative investment returns, however, it should be remembered that the last quarter is just that – one quarter - and that your KiwiSaver account has benefited from an extraordinary run of...