Photo: RNZ Legal experts have been left perplexed by Immigration New Zealand’s interpretation of regulations related to the investment visa pathway for Chinese nationals. The government upgraded the Active Investor Plus visa on 1 April to help encourage growth and make investing in New Zealand more attractive for overseas individuals. The updated information on Immigration
Warren Buffett said he would step down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO after 55 years, eliciting tributes from investors and business leaders. Buffett, 94, made the announcement on Saturday during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The crowd gave Buffett two standing ovations, acknowledging his career as the longest-serving chief executive of an S&P
Warren E. Buffett’s approach to investing is deceptively simple. “Forget what you know about buying fair businesses at wonderful prices; instead, buy wonderful businesses at fair prices,” he once wrote to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, his business conglomerate. This method — known as value investing — had existed long before Mr. Buffett, now 94, began
Recent exchange-traded fund flows show that actively managed equity ETFs are taking in more assets than index fund alternatives. The rise of younger retail investors, the recent market volatility, and a boom in the launch of new active ETFs covering many market asset classes are all contributing to the shift. While ETF experts say index
[SINGAPORE] Investors and foreign governments will view the results of the general election – in which the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) improved its vote share to 65.57 per cent – as a clear signal of “trust, stability and confidence” in the government, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “The results will put Singapore in a
Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of his shareholders Saturday by announcing that he wants to retire at the end of the year. Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board that Greg Abel should become CEO at the end of the year. “I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the
The key to Boeing’s (BA 1.45%) long-term future lies in its ability to develop the next generation of narrowbody airplanes to replace the 737 MAX. It’s a fact implicitly recognized by CEO Kelly Ortberg on his first earnings call in October when referring to “restoring the balance sheet so that we do have a path
Tariffs took center stage in Apple’s recent earnings call. The company’s near-term impact from tariffs isn’t too bad. However, there’s significant uncertainty for Apple related to tariffs beyond its next quarter. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) held its fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings call after the market closed on Thursday. In the company’s quarterly calls last year, artificial
Abroad Markets show their resilience. May 03, 2025, 03:57 AM United States stocks staged a remarkable recovery at the end of April and start of May, Bloomberg reported. This was barely one month after U.S. president Donald Trump blindsided investors with his aggressive tariff plans that sent markets plunging. Markets show resilience Despite
Kyle Crown is the President of Crown Commercial PM. He holds a B.S. in business from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. getty Being a real estate investor can sometimes feel like juggling flaming torches while balancing on a tightrope. Managing tenants, maintenance and financing is enough to make anyone’s head spin. What’s one bright