Bitcoin – 'the value must be zero now'
Finance

Brian Gaynor: Bitcoin – 'the value must be zero now'

Nassim Taleb, the highly regarded US academic and writer, is back in the spotlight after skewering bitcoin, and the blockchain technology so many want to laud.

Brian Gaynor 26 Jun 2021
Reclusive Chandler brothers back in the headlines
Opinion

Brian Gaynor: Reclusive Chandler brothers back in the headlines

The Kiwi-born billionaire behind the pro-Brexit thinktank the Legatum Institute is a big backer of what looks like a UK version of Fox News, called GB News.

Brian Gaynor 19 Jun 2021
Why the Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23
Opinion ANALYSIS

Brian Gaynor: Why the Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23

With so much money at stake, the Olympic Games are too big to fail.

Brian Gaynor 12 Jun 2021
Looking Back – BNZ Part 7: The final twist – NAB grabs BNZ at a discounted price
The Life Free

Looking Back – BNZ Part 7: The final twist – NAB grabs BNZ at a discounted price

National Australia Bank purchased the BNZ at a discounted price in 1992 which saw the BNZ's delisting from the NZX and a huge transfer of value from New Zealand to Australia over the following three decades.  

Brian Gaynor 06 Jun 2021