We have seen an unprecedented response to manage the current health crisis. This has led to significant economic damage, as countries implement social distancing to manage the health of their populations. To provide economic support, quantitative easing has been implemented on an industrial scale.
The recent 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting was live streamed from an empty auditorium on 2 May 2020.
The winners of the 2019 Good Returns Fund of the Year Awards – Powered by Research IP have been declared. There were some interesting battles between active and passive funds along with value and growth strategies.
Good Returns has teamed up with Research IP and Darren Howlin to continue funds management research and to launch a new awards programme.
Darren Howlin, who formerly provided the qualitative analysis for FundSource and its awards, is setting up a new fund research business in New Zealand.
Research IP Pty Ltd a leading provider of investment research, tools and technology, is set to launch its expanded New Zealand operation in October 2019.
FundSource finally sold, but others are looking at the research market.
The NZX has finally announced a sale of its fund management research business FundSource to an Australian company - however the deal is still conditional.
For a more in-depth look at the FundSource Fund Manager of the Year Awards and how winners decided, we have Chief Judge, Darren Howlin in the Good Returns TV studio to explain the process.