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.
An age-old question: who will pay your pension?
Opinion

Cameron Bagrie: An age-old question: who will pay your pension?

Once again, the Treasury projects into the future based on current policy settings, and sees fiscal disaster. That's the point: acting now can change that future.

Cameron Bagrie 06 Jul 2021
Can you be passive and still vote?
Opinion

Jenny Ruth: Can you be passive and still vote?

The trend globally is for managers of passive index-hugging funds to vote their shares.

Jenny Ruth 05 Jul 2021
Sharemarkets on steroids – but not the NZX
Opinion

Brian Gaynor: Sharemarkets on steroids – but not the NZX

The first six months of 2021 shows a disappointing performance of the NZX benchmark index. 

Brian Gaynor 03 Jul 2021
Phoning it in: NZ’s mobile data pricing problem
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Henry Burrell: Phoning it in: NZ’s mobile data pricing problem

Mobile data is priced at a premium, at odds with NZ’s relatively advanced mobile connectivity. 

Henry Burrell 02 Jul 2021