Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Where are the workers to power the digital revolution?
Technology

Peter Griffin: Where are the workers to power the digital revolution?

Kiwis are looking for more flexible options to learn and these need to be increasingly on offer, particularly when it comes to reskilling people for digital roles and upskilling the existing workforce to embrace new technologies.

Peter Griffin 17 Feb 2022
Magellan, AMP Capital downsize in the rain
Finance

David Chaplin: Magellan, AMP Capital downsize in the rain

Two of the larger players in the Australasian funds' management scene have been experiencing shrinkage.

David Chaplin 16 Feb 2022
RBNZ and its plans for a digital currency
Finance

Jenny Ruth: RBNZ and its plans for a digital currency

In contrast to its jumping on the faddish climate change bandwagon, the Reserve Bank's work on a potential digital currency is well argued and methodical, according to the NZ Initiative's Matt Burgess. 

Jenny Ruth 14 Feb 2022
Warning – NZ bank deposits are not guaranteed
Property

Brian Gaynor: Warning – NZ bank deposits are not guaranteed

Banks are profitable when they focus lending on a buoyant sector, until they get over-exposed and the sector implodes. Then what happens to deposit holders?

Brian Gaynor 12 Feb 2022