Negative space – how most assets fell to earth in 2022
Opinion

David Chaplin: Negative space – how most assets fell to earth in 2022

Mercer's ‘Periodic Table' of annual investment returns shows how negative 2022 was.

David Chaplin 03 May 2023
The Simplicity of Vanguard retreats
Finance

David Chaplin: The Simplicity of Vanguard retreats

Simplicity won’t get quite the same brand heft with German DWS despite the leak-free bragging rights.

David Chaplin 26 Apr 2023
Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)
Opinion

David Chaplin: Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)

Lawyers weren’t really into ESG when it was just a hippies and priests thing.

David Chaplin 19 Apr 2023
The crowd goes mild for peer-to-disappear performance
Opinion

David Chaplin: The crowd goes mild for peer-to-disappear performance

Almost a decade on from the introduction of the updated NZ financial legal regime and the peer-to-peer market remains an uncrowded space.

David Chaplin 12 Apr 2023