Bad bank, non-bad bank
Opinion

David Chaplin: Bad bank, non-bad bank

Since the global financial crisis, banks been offloading some riskier activities to other players. Soon, these alternatives will need more oversight.

David Chaplin 08 Dec 2021
The offload: default train now boarding
Opinion

David Chaplin: The offload: default train now boarding

From Dec 1, the five exiting Kiwisaver providers must hand over their residual government-allocated members for redistribution.

David Chaplin 01 Dec 2021
Job done: KiwiSaver at work
Opinion

David Chaplin: Job done: KiwiSaver at work

Ignoring my potentially correct figure for the under-18s, KiwiSaver membership now represents almost 80% of the remaining population.

David Chaplin 24 Nov 2021
Dogs of more: why passive tail-risk is rising
Opinion

David Chaplin: Dogs of more: why passive tail-risk is rising

Lured by the promise of guaranteed almost-market returns, investors have hopped-on big-time to the passive bandwagon.

David Chaplin 17 Nov 2021