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.
JENNY RUTH: Is internalised management cheaper? Not necessarily
Property

Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: Is internalised management cheaper? Not necessarily

The push to internalise the management of property investment vehicles was supposed to better align the interests of managers and investors. Whether it's worked isn't clear cut.

Jenny Ruth 10 Sep 2020
PETER GRIFFIN: Data breaches are about to get a whole lot more expensive
Services Free

Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: Data breaches are about to get a whole lot more expensive

Disruptive cyber attracts on the NZX, MetService, Voyager and other local outfits briefly diverted us from the more serious cyber threat - our data being illegally accessed and stolen.

Peter Griffin 10 Sep 2020
PATTRICK SMELLIE: Labour’s election recipe: cautious populism
Election 2020

Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Labour’s election recipe: cautious populism

Labour's tiny tax policy speaks volumes about presenting the smallest possible target in an election campaign it expects to win.

Pattrick Smellie 09 Sep 2020