Issues of concern

The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.

This fund has no investments in issues of concern

Key:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

About this fund

The Cash Fund invests in income assets, including New Zealand short-term cash securities and cash equivalent securities. It aims to achieve stable returns over the short term and provide a gross return in excess of its benchmark index.

Value $124M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 2nd March 2017
Total annual fund fees 0.27%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.27%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Andrew Bascand

Currently: Chair, BNZ Investment Services Ltd Investment Review Committee (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: ​Managing Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (previous position) (15 years, 0 months)

Richard Ansell

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Services Ltd Investment Review Committee (5 years, 0 months)
Previously: Director, BNZ Investment Services Ltd (other position) (5 years, 10 months)

Louis Nel

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Services Ltd Investment Review Committee (2 years, 9 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Solutions, BNZ Investment Services Ltd (previous position) (13 years, 11 months)

Chris Di Leva

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Services Ltd Investment Review Committee (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of Multi-Asset & Global Investments, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (6 years, 3 months)

Murray Brown

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Services Ltd Investment Review Committee (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Independent Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (4 years, 10 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2024 3.59% 4.06%
2023 -0.79% 2.27%
2022 -2.46% 0.38%
2021 2.15% 0.45%
2020 1.75% 1.37%
2019 2.76% 1.63%
2018 1.94% 1.63%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • ASB Bank Ltd Registered Certificate Of Deposit 21/02/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    5.75%
  • Westpac Whs Notice Deposit 45 Day
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    5.5%
  • Housing New Zealand Ltd 3.36% 12/06/2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    4.33%
  • Bank Of New Zealand Registered Certificate Of Deposit 17/01/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    4.33%
  • New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency 2.75% 15/04/2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    4.13%
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd Term Deposit 4.16% 25/07/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.62%
  • Westpac Banking Corp Registered Certificate Of Deposit 04/02/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.6%
  • Nzgt Tributum Limited Atf Tributum Registered Certificate Of Deposit 28/02/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    3.59%
  • ASB Bank Ltd Registered Certificate Of Deposit 04/04/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.58%
  • BNZ Call Account NZD
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.34%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 100.0%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.