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.
A traditional budget for difficult times
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: A traditional budget for difficult times

The government didn't need to produce an election winner this year.

Pattrick Smellie 19 May 2022
Crypto winter sends chill through startups
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Crypto winter sends chill through startups

Startup founders and web developers need more determination than ever after the fallout of the Luna debacle and the chill running through the crypto world.

Peter Griffin 19 May 2022
No-nonsense words for fund managers
Opinion

David Chaplin: No-nonsense words for fund managers

The Financial Markets Authority will pay closer attention to the practice of bundling up advice fees and trail commissions within products and the use of cash rate-based performance indexes. 

David Chaplin 18 May 2022
Brian Gaynor: a personal obituary
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Pattrick Smellie: Brian Gaynor: a personal obituary

One of NZ's investment market legends, Brian Gaynor, has died. BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie remembers a career-long contact who became a late-career mentor.

Pattrick Smellie 16 May 2022