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If you thought you had seen this heading for one of my newsletters before, you're right. In fact, you've read it twice, here ten years ago and here at the beginning of this year.
Date Created: 13/9/2023
First promoted in November 2021, with a further round a year ago, this has turned out to be one of our most sort after Offers. It has had a total raised from people introduced by TBK Capital of over $1,000,000 with an average investment of $67,000.
Date Created: 1/2/2023
I happened to look up my then oldest Newsletter showing on the TBK Capital website. This was written in April 2013, two years after we started the business. And it had the same headline as above - Housing strength leads business confidence.
Date Created: 10/1/2023
As we approach the end of the calendar year I was interested to see the recent article from 1News reporting the Reserve Bank says New Zealand economy’s 'likely' to enter recession”.
Date Created: 7/12/2022
Well, it’s certainly been a bit of a ride since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in New Zealand in February 2020.
Date Created: 27/10/2022
I was sitting at home alone in Auckland on Saturday, when that persistent strong wind we’ve had forever died down, the rain stopped, and I started writing this newsletter on a beautiful Sunday, clear skies no wind.
Date Created: 26/8/2022
Readers of my Opportunities newsletters may remember a recent one that offered investment in a retirement village in Christchurch. One was briefly mentioned in my last Newsletter a couple of weeks ago.
Date Created: 20/7/2022
You are probably aware that over the years I’ve been sending subscribers like you Newsletters, which mainly comment on the economy, as distinct from Opportunities newsletters, which summarise the investment opportunities we offer.
Date Created: 8/7/2022
An article last month in Newshub observed that “The property market is entering a new phase as a growing supply of homes, higher interest rates and tighter lending rules are contributing to a slow down in price growth”. And Tony Alexander’s recent comments in Interest.co.nz indicates a correction.
Date Created: 13/6/2022
It’s TBK Capital’s intention to place New Zealand capital raising projects, which we believe would also be suitable for Australian exposure, through Wholesale investor, a leading Asia Pacific private investment platform. And we have done so in the past.
Date Created: 24/5/2022
Looking back at the “Almost back to normal” newsletter I sent out in March, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the changes in attitude and the economy since then.
Date Created: 9/5/2022
There’s no question in my mind - or that of my friends and business associates - that concerns over the commercial side effects of Covid19 pandemic are lessening dramatically.
Date Created: 1/4/2022
As we make our way into the New Year and return to work, I thought I should send an Opportunities Update email to those of who subscribe to this newsletter.
Date Created: 19/1/2022
As we all creep, or jump, out of lockdown - to some extent based upon our business but largely upon our attitude - it’s indeed a pleasure to see a new feeling of confidence that accompanies the onset of summer.
Date Created: 13/12/2021
Readers of my last newsletter which talked about what’s happening to businesses here as New Zealand creeps out of lockdown will, if they’re anything like me, my clients and my friends - feel a renewal of confidence amongst the business community.
Date Created: 19/11/2021
As New Zealand creeps out of lockdown - and we suddenly realise its only 3 days to the end of September – at last it look like “something is happening” and there’s going to be relief to all businesses as the end to this clampdown draws to a close. A great look is food outlets and restaurants opening. It’s a drag to have to wait outside in spaced queues but at least it’s a start.
Date Created: 28/9/2021
My mother was born in Australia and I’ve been there more than a few times. And other than the compulsory Sydney and Melbourne visits, West to Perth during the America’s Cup, and North to Brisbane and the Whitsundays on other occasions.
Date Created: 6/8/2021
While New Zealand has weathered the Covid19 scare better than just about every other country in the world, we have not been untouched by the pandemic.
Date Created: 12/5/2021
As an “eventful” calendar year with Covid19 closes, I’ve been looking back over the newsletters sent, and the investment offers we’ve made, over the last 11 months.
Date Created: 1/12/2020
At the moment one could not be criticised for concluding that the New Zealand Capital Markets are failing to accommodate the financial needs of businesses in an open and transparent manner.
Date Created: 26/11/2020
A recent one, as reported in Stuff, says “Here's why things are looking up for the New Zealand economy” which reflects his (and my) opinion that “Our economy is bouncing back, courtesy of good control of the Covid-19 outbreak in New Zealand, high flexibility in our economy, and more”.
Date Created: 9/11/2020
On the 30th October 2017, following the Jacinda Ardern’s election as Prime Minister, I published a newsletter entitled New Government - New Opportunities. In this I said “there appears to be an acceptance from traditional National followers to the change” [in Government].
Date Created: 28/7/2020
I guess most of us love living in New Zealand, so it’s interesting to see how Wikipedia sees us. And with the world wide Corona-19 virus scare, it’s rather nice to be here.
Date Created: 10/7/2020
A year after we started TBK Capital in 2011, residential and commercial properties were in the doldrums. Much of this was of course still a hangover from the 2008 world wide Subprime crash in which, fortuitously, New Zealand and Australia did not fare as badly as the rest of the world.
Date Created: 2/6/2020
Sitting in my small home office in Auckland - as I must now by decree - I was delighted to receive another gem of a newsletter from Bob Jones. I actually did meet Bob when I was a raw graduate just out of University in my first job in Wellington, and have admired his columns ever since. This is a must read. I’ll leave it to you to reply to him.
Date Created: 15/4/2020
As 2020 financial year draws to a close, I’ve had the time to reflect on the recent coronavirus scare – which appears to have introduced some panic on the financial markets. This is a moving matter but at the time of writing this newsletter
Date Created: 13/3/2020
Many years ago, when I was introduced to my first job in Investment Banking, I still remember the advice from the founder of the business saying “Property has been, is now, and always will be the best investment.”
Date Created: 12/12/2019
My Newsletter last month - Spring has sprung! - made a number of observations about Jacinda Ardern’s marvellous entry into politics, the lack of substance in the Government underneath, and the rather good state of the New Zealand economy. Well so far so good, nothing much has changed since then.
Date Created: 5/12/2019
In it I made the observation that in a report on a recent survey, instead of saying 31% of businesses expected a deterioration in general economic conditions over the coming months, should have said 69% didn’t expect a deterioration - which my logic says is the mathematical result. But maybe that’s just me.
Date Created: 16/10/2019
As we head into the last quarter of 2019, and reflect on the year to date, I find it difficult to feel disappointed in the economy, and the immediate future for business and property.
Date Created: 4/9/2019
The other day I was thinking about how the New Zealand economy has performed over the many months just prior the last election through to now - and for some reason the phrase “procrastination is a thief of time” came to mind.
Date Created: 26/7/2019
As we now head into March - and the end of the financial year for most businesses - I can’t see any reason to change that view. However there are possibly some dark clouds ahead as the new government has to address some of the promises they made so long ago to win the last election.
Date Created: 6/3/2019
As we all know much of New Zealand shuts down just before Christmas and starts to awaken about mid-January through to now. So it was an encouraging start to the year to read Liam Dann’s recent article in the Herald that “the U.S. Federal Reserve’s has told the world that it will be ‘patient’ in determining the need for more interest rate hikes”.
Date Created: 12/2/2019
A year ago this week I sent you the newsletter New Government - New Opportunities in which I said “there appears to be an acceptance from traditional National followers to the change” [in Government]. So how has economy and business fared since then?
Date Created: 2/11/2018
My first introduction to Investment Banking was back in the 70’s when I joined John Russel’s Securitibank – a training ground that has proved to be extremely valuable; especially as my initial job was as his P.A.
Date Created: 8/10/2018
In my newsletter earlier this month I hinted that in both TBK Capital and our sister company Tabak Business Sales we’re finally seeing some action.
Date Created: 25/9/2018
I’ve just been looking back at what’s been happening in the New Zealand economy/business sector since the last election. I expressed my thoughts at that time in my 30 October Newsletter, New Government – New Opportunities.
Date Created: 4/9/2018
Over the years since we started TBK Capital I've written a series of newsletters about raising debt finance for property and business. The first was Bank and Other Funding Options which was published nearly 7 years ago.
Date Created: 21/3/2018
My last newsletter just before Christmas predicted a smooth transition to the new Labour Government with confidence strong. While it’s still early in the new year, and we’re waiting for Parliament to resume on 30th January, this seems to be the case.
Date Created: 18/1/2018
My last newsletter, New Government – New Opportunities, written about a month ago, predicted a smooth transition from National to the Labour/NZ First coalition, and so far that has been the case.
Date Created: 12/12/2017
As a few of us stood around at our local watering hole awaiting Winston Peter’s announcement as to who he was to partner with in the new Government, there was a fair amount of apprehension as we predicted that he would partner with Labour.
Date Created: 30/10/2017
With a quarter of the calendar year already gone, and with Easter upon us, I thought it was a good time to look at some of the opportunities we have available. Here are 4 quite different ones.
Date Created: 12/4/2017
A year ago I wrote a newsletter entitled Debt Finance Options Available through TBK Capital.
Date Created: 25/3/2017
I’d been thinking about it for some time – just how long can these low interest rates go on for?
Date Created: 8/2/2017
I’m amazed how fast this year has gone and the surprises it has brought – I meant Donald Trump the next President of the United States! And John Key resigning as PM here! What next?
Date Created: 14/12/2016
It’s been a pretty busy few weeks, with Donald Trump elected U.S. president, Leonard Cohen's death, and then earthquakes in the South Island. Not that I’m saying any of these are related.
Date Created: 25/11/2016
Interest rates are always a subject followed closely by borrowers and investors alike, so I thought it was about time I revisited this topic. In my January newsletter I noted that commentators at that time were concerned a rise in interest rates was fraught with risks, and that it was unlikely the world was going to quickly return to a high interest rate environment.
Date Created: 29/10/2016
My guess is, like most of us here, the news that Great Britain was leaving the EU came as a bit of a shock. But in retrospect I now wonder why I might have even been surprised.
Date Created: 6/7/2016
It was a recent article in the NZ Herald that made me think about the changes that have taken place in businesses since the1980s.
Date Created: 27/5/2016
Wow, my last newsletter - Debt Finance Options Available - certainly got some response. It’s been one of the best read newsletters since we started TBK Capital 5 years ago.
Date Created: 24/3/2016
A while back I wrote a series of newsletters about raising debt finance for property and business, the first of which – Choosing the Best Loan & lender – commenced with the statement “I’m constantly amazed how many bankable projects don’t get financed”.
Date Created: 9/3/2016
Readers of my newsletters will know I’ve been a long-time fan of John Maudlin whose newsletters provide excellent commentary on the U.S. and international financial markets.
Date Created: 13/1/2016
We’ve now held 3 Client/Investor presentations at the excellent function room generously provided by NZX and Link Market Services Limited at Zurich House in Auckland. The first was in February this year, followed by one in October and the last a week ago.
Date Created: 20/11/2015
A reminder that over the next month or so we will be hosting two presentations evenings.
Date Created: 15/10/2015
Further to my last newsletter, here’s a list of some of the investment opportunities being offered by Pacific Channel. Some of these you may have seen before, and now all 3 of them, Footfalls & Heartbeats, Engender, and D’Arcy Polychrome, are seeking their next capital rounds.
Date Created: 22/9/2015
The recent volatility in the global share markets that rippled through the business world as the China stock market plunged, and the global volatility prior to that, reminded me of the crash of 1987 and the Global Financial Crisis of 2007. So is there anything different for us here in New Zealand this time? What is the state of our economy? There is some negative comment around!
Date Created: 8/9/2015
In yesterday's Newsletter I talked about how the rise in house prices gives existing owners more equity in their house and therefore more collateral security when borrowing to purchase other assets. And I gave my view of the 3 major advantages of investing in businesses versus other asset classes like property, listed equities, or art and jewellery.
Date Created: 2/6/2015
There’s been plenty of news recently about the rampant increase in Auckland house prices and plenty of discussion as to why. How far will it go? Is it a bubble and if so when will it burst? This sort of conversation is certainly not new news. We’ve seen it all before and we’ll see it all again.
Date Created: 29/5/2015
What an unbelievably good round of weather we’ve experienced in New Zealand since the start of the year. Even cyclone Pam lost strength before it hit here and kept respectfully East enough to really only affect the East coast up North and around Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.
Date Created: 23/3/2015
It’s been an excellent summer and now that New Zealand finally seems to be back at work, TBK Capital will be hosting a presentation for investors and their advisers in Auckland from 4:30 – 6:30 pm on Tuesday 17 February 2015.
Date Created: 5/2/2015
In my last Opportunities Update we observed that with the elections over – and the incumbent government achieving such resounding victory - everyone could breathe a sigh of relief that the uncertainty around other parties' policies have disappeared.
Date Created: 4/12/2014
Resounding Election Victory brings Renewed Confidence
Date Created: 2/10/2014
In their 7 July media release, Motor Trade Association Dealer Service’s Manager Tony Everett said strong motor vehicle sales for the first half of the year across all sectors is a healthy indicator of a buoyant market, with strong consumer confidence.
Date Created: 15/8/2014
In our May newsletter - Confidence Continues in Capital Markets - I reported on how the Debt and Capital Markets here were experiencing a rejuvenation of confidence and how that had been confirmed by both lenders and investors becoming more active.
Date Created: 20/6/2014
In last January’s Capital Comment I observed how exciting it was to see and hear the confidence people have about the New Zealand economy this year.
Date Created: 14/5/2014
Whether you’re looking to buy, start or expand a business you’ll need money. And the two broad ways in which this can be done is by raising loan or equity finance.
Date Created: 23/4/2014
I’m constantly amazed how many bankable projects don’t get financed.
Date Created: 17/3/2014
As we come into the New Year - and now most people have returned from the great Kiwi Christmas break – it's exciting to see and hear the confidence people have about the economy this coming year.
Date Created: 30/1/2014
In my last newsletter – Good Finish to the Year - I mentioned some of the investment opportunities we have available. So as we creep into December I thought I should highlight and update a few that are expected to close before Christmas.
Date Created: 4/12/2013
Yes it’s November already and near the end of the year. And it’s been a pretty good year for New Zealand business.
Date Created: 7/11/2013
Here's our latest Opportunities Update. In it we preview upcoming Opportunities and update you on current projects.
Date Created: 9/9/2013
It’s amazing how quickly things happen. It was only a little over a year ago that I talked about the housing market recovering - Active Investment, Opportunities, Housing Market Recovers - then in November 2012 – Housing Up, Lenders Flush, Time to Borrow - and last April – Housing Strength Leads Business Confidence.
Date Created: 26/8/2013
Here's our latest Opportunities Update. In it we preview upcoming Opportunities and update you on current projects.
Date Created: 15/8/2013
As most subscribers to our newsletters will know debt finance is a large part, in fact the majority, of the funds we arrange for clients. In last November’s Capital Comment News I reviewed the forms of debt finance available for property and business. The section on development finance for property was rather short as this has been difficult to obtain since the Global Financial Crisis.
Date Created: 24/5/2013
As the end of another financial year passes, at TBK Capital we’re celebrating the end of our second year in business. Examples showing the range of fundraisng transactions we completedin the last financial year are given later in this newsletter. We are now looking forward to the current year in a far more positive economic environment.
Date Created: 17/4/2013
