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.
‘Robo debt’ disaster serves as a warning on automation projects
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Peter Griffin: ‘Robo debt’ disaster serves as a warning on automation projects

A cautionary tale from across the Ditch about the perils of trying to automate social welfare payment clawbacks.

Peter Griffin 19 Nov 2020
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Big deal: getting ahead in global funds management
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David Chaplin: Big deal: getting ahead in global funds management

Most fund managers of scale in the NZ market require a microscope when compared to the global trend towards multi-trillion dollar portfolios.

David Chaplin 18 Nov 2020
We're not good at productivity. So now what?
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Bill Rosenberg: We're not good at productivity. So now what?

NZ's productivity has never stacked up well against other developed nations, but a new lens is needed if we're actually going to convert any gains into making life better for working people. 

Bill Rosenberg 17 Nov 2020
ETFs with everything
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David Chaplin: ETFs with everything

In which our carnivorous columnist makes a meal of some terrible puns in the cause of exchange traded funds. 

David Chaplin 16 Nov 2020