Sharesies: growing pains for pineapple platform
Opinion

David Chaplin: Sharesies: growing pains for pineapple platform

Anti-money laundering rules are a complex labyrinth that may not achieve very much, but for Sharesies, falling foul of them has been poorly timed as it launches into Australia.

David Chaplin 25 Aug 2021
KiwiSaver replacement therapy: looking for an alternative high
Opinion

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver replacement therapy: looking for an alternative high

Schemes owned by Australian-headquartered organisations have been slowly bleeding market share to NZ providers. 

David Chaplin 18 Aug 2021
Day of the DIY: platforms take on professionals
Markets

David Chaplin: Day of the DIY: platforms take on professionals

All the momentum is with the DIY crowds on Sharesies and Hatch, which, in NZ at least, are spilling into a largely unregulated space with increasing enthusiasm.

David Chaplin 11 Aug 2021
KiwiSaver as teenager: what does it really want?
Finance

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver as teenager: what does it really want?

There is no political will to make KiwiSaver compulsory, but that won't stop providers from advocating it.

David Chaplin 04 Aug 2021