The rise and rise of privately managed wealth
Opinion

David Chaplin: The rise and rise of privately managed wealth

Funds under management by private wealth vehicles has exploded in the last year, with the sector subject to much less public disclosure than other common investment types.

David Chaplin 09 Jun 2021
Visiting time at the Acute Nostalgia Ward
Opinion Market Parable

David Chaplin: Visiting time at the Acute Nostalgia Ward

David Chaplin takes an unlikely swerve into didactic investment fiction.

David Chaplin 02 Jun 2021
Paradigm lost on the bitcoin rollercoaster
Opinion

David Chaplin: Paradigm lost on the bitcoin rollercoaster

Belief in bitcoin appears to be part of a wider phenomenon, where investment decisions are powered by belief and narrative rather than old-fashioned analysis.  

David Chaplin 26 May 2021
Govt goes in with a bang on first default scheme team
Opinion

David Chaplin: Govt goes in with a bang on first default scheme team

In decimating close to 85% of the current KiwiSaver default market last week, the government dropped all of the original players from the team. 

David Chaplin 19 May 2021