Security
You’ve worked hard to get to where you are in life and of course you want to know your investments are held safely.
How do we achieve this at Saturn Advice?
First of all it’s important to differentiate between the value of your investments and their security.
Investment markets are volatile and will rise and fall from one day to the next. Some of the things that influence markets include changing interest rates, prospects for global and domestic economic growth and the performance of individual securities. Sometimes it is down to undue optimism or pessimism, the behavioural aspects of investing.
We believe the best protection against this kind of uncertainty is to have a diversified portfolio of investments that matches your investment goals and objectives and your capacity (and willingness) to take on investment risk.
The security of the investments is another thing altogether. Imagine a situation where your investments are managed by your financial adviser who then gets into financial strife. You want to know that if their business gets into trouble, it won’t affect your investments.
We don’t handle your investments or money directly
At Saturn Advice, we don’t handle your investments or money directly. Instead we use a third party investment administration service called NZX Wealth Technologies (NZXWT).
NZXWT is also the custodian which acts as a bare trustee for your investments. NZXWT has no discretionary powers* in relation to your investments, so it cannot undertake investment transactions without instructions from us.
Although NZXWT is the custodian, you retain the beneficial ownership which means that if Saturn Advice (or NZXWT) were to get into financial difficulty your investments would still be secure. NZXWT is a wholly owned subsidiaries of the New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX).
Apart from keeping your investment secure, the NZXWT provides Saturn Advice with access to a wide range of investment options and enables us to manage and report on investment portfolios effectively for you. As a result you receive a consolidated view of your investments, access to a secure online portal and the convenience of having your investments administered in one place.
For further information contact one of our advisers today.
*An exception is where NZXWT is required to undertake transactions to meet its regulatory obligations.