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What will 2024 look like for investors? ASB’s Nigel Grant and BlackRock’s David Griffith get together to discuss what themes and trends investors should be keeping an eye on in a year of international elections, geopolitical tensions, and technological advancements.
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This material has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 on 27/02/2024. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This material provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL’s Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction.

In the final episode of 2023, host Nigel Grant is joined by ASB’s John Smith, and BlackRock’s David Griffith and Will Porter to discuss how the ASB portfolios have performed over the last 12 months, and what we might expect from 2024.
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Important Information: This podcast has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523, it was recorded on 13/12/2023. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This podcast provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL’s Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This podcast is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction.

In the first part of this episode, Host Nigel Grant (Head of Wealth Product, ASB) is joined by John Smith (Head of Asset Management, ASB) and Trent Marris (Senior Manager of Wealth Product, ASB) to discuss our new investment options; Aggressive Funds. Then Tama Willis (Portfolio Manager at Devon Funds Management) joins Nigel and John to discuss Australasian equities.
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ASB Group Investments Limited is the issuer of the ASB KiwiSaver Scheme and ASB Investment Funds. The Schemes’ product disclosure statements are on ASB's website.

In this episode, BlackRock’s Asia Pacific Chief Investment Strategist, Ben Powell, joins ASB’s Head of Wealth Product, Nigel Grant, and Head of Asset Management, John Smith, to update us on the global markets by discussing inflation, interest rates, volatility and more.
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ASB Group Investments Limited is the issuer of the ASB KiwiSaver Scheme and ASB Investment Funds. The Scheme's product disclosure statement is on ASB's website.
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This material has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 on 12 October 2023. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This material provides general information only. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction.

In this episode, Nigel Grant, ASB Head of Wealth Product, is joined by Iris Davila, BlackRock’s Head of Investment Stewardship for Australia and New Zealand, to understand how BlackRock undertakes investment stewardship for the asset classes they manage on our behalf; global equities and emerging markets.
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This material has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 on 12 September 2023. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This material provides general information only. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction.

In this episode, we celebrate two years in partnership with BlackRock - we look back on our relationship so far including what we’ve faced, changes we’ve made, what we’ve achieved, and how our funds have performed. Hosted by Nigel Grant, with Jax Mitchell and BlackRock’s David Griffith.
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Important Information: This podcast has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523, it was recorded on 14/06/2023. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This podcast provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL’s Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This podcast is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction.