Of Interest

Ando's John Lyon explains why it's hard to judge insurers on a year by year basis, and why NZ's risk profile is the most significant barrier to enter the local insurance market

KiwiSaver faces growing pains in its 17th year as industry calls for changes to the system in order to boost retirement readiness and not leave people behind

Why ASIC's probe of ANZ Group actions and the FMA's investigations into potential market manipulation are really important

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden details what's needed to boost competition in NZ’s grocery sector

In a new episode of our Of Interest podcast, Westpac's Imre Speizer explains the importance of swap rates & why interest rates are heading lower

On the Of Interest podcast Commerce Commission Chairman John Small discusses how the success of open banking can be measured, and why the growth process is what matters for a scaling up Kiwibank

May’s hawkish stance hinged partly on incorrect GDP forecast, RBNZ Deputy Governor tells the Of Interest podcast

A rising number of applicants are chasing fewer jobs with some workers even having to take pay cuts, Frog Recruitment's Shannon Barlow says

In our Of Interest podcast, Squirrel's John Bolton explains why the appetite for smaller apartments might be greater than you think

In the latest episode of our Of Interest podcast, Steven Hail gives the MMT perspective on the monetary system, inflation, climate change & more

Will Carnachan of Aotea Asset Management details how private credit works in New Zealand for investors, borrowers & fund managers

ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley says the Reserve Bank’s dovish turn would have been based on fresh forecasts which show a much weak economy than in May

Trade expert Stephen Jacobi says the US presidential election is a ‘Sword of Damocles’ threatening the global economy and could seriously harm New Zealand’s exports

EVDB's James Foster on what's required for the next big move in electric vehicle uptake

Why NZ needs a 'good, hard debate' about the composition of bank lending and how it's impacting productivity

Is the public sector pulling its weight in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing?

How the Aussie government's Future Made in Australia initiative aims to move the country up the value chain & what it could offer Kiwis

Deposit insurance expert Geof Mortlock details concerns about New Zealand's incoming depositor compensation scheme

Generation Rent author Shamubeel Eaqub looks at where renting's at in NZ, where it has come from and where it's heading

In a new episode of our Of Interest podcast, Jennifer Wilkins explains what the degrowth movement is about, and how degrowthers see the world

Technology lawyer Andrew Dentice urges more discussion on the services open banking enables, and less on the technology behind it

Speaking on the Of Interest Podcast, Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says she would have supported further spending cuts to protect lunches in schools and public transport subsidies

Could insurers afford a Canterbury-sized earthquake in Wellington? ICNZ’s departing CEO Tim Grafton says it raises ‘some questions’ around reinsurance affordability

Commerce Commission Chairman John Small on what the market for personal banking services could look like in five years' time

Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics on what's going on in the US economy ahead of November's presidential election

Pushing through the 'cheer squad' to have a proper conversation on housing with Aussie economist Cameron Murray

Patience required as China's economy, like much of the world, deals with a Covid-19 hangover, says David Mahon in our Of Interest podcast

Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says banking probe could look at encouraging more lending to productive sectors instead of housing

The NZ Infrastructure Commission's Geoff Cooper outlines how thinking slowly and acting fast could improve NZ's infrastructure

Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr on the war on inflation including how much the RBNZ can influence non-tradeable inflation, and whether its mandate may need changing

Newsroom's Rod Oram on the 'deeply, deeply, deeply fascinating experience' of being on the ground at COP28 for the UAE consensus

BNZ Head of Research Stephen Toplis on the NZ economy 'bouncing along the bottom' and what to expect in 2024

Governor Adrian Orr explains what the Reserve Bank needs to see to have real confidence inflation pressures are easing off

Sense Partners' John Ballingall says the new government should focus on making the most of our existing trade deals, rather than chasing new ones

RBNZ's foreign currency intervention capacity likely to grow significantly, Westpac NZ's Kelly Eckhold says

Christina Hood explains why New Zealand is one of the easiest countries in the world in which to get to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases

Political commentator and five time coalition negotiator, Peter Dunne explains how coalition talks work behind the scenes

In our latest Of Interest podcast episode Dave Christie explains the challenges NZ's supply chains face and what can be done to improve them

Julie-Anne Genter talks tax, rent controls, and whether Wayne Brown could be a Green Party candidate on the Of Interest podcast

Labour finance spokesperson Grant Robertson talks spreadsheets, debt, and the Reserve Bank's dual mandate on the Of Interest Podcast

The New Zealand First deputy leader and finance spokesperson Shane Jones discusses financial and economic policy in the second of our series of interviews with finance spokespeople from the main parties

In our latest Of Interest podcast David Mahon explains what's going on in the Chinese economy, what needs to change and when he thinks things will be looking up

US data positive. Japanese machinery orders ease. China slashes reserve ratio. ECB hikes rates for tenth time. Container freight rates dive.

Is there a case for change? Putting a spotlight on NZ's political donations as the election looms

Squirrel's David Cunningham explains how interest rates are set and how banks have been able to boost their margins by about 20%

In a stocktake on the anti-money laundering & countering terrorist financing law at 10, Gary Hughes explains where it came from, its impact & how it might be improved

CEO Steve Jurkovich wants New Zealanders to be 'fired up enough' to move to Kiwibank if they want a more competitive banking market

New Zealand survived another tight electricity supply situation - the 12th so far this year. Eric Frykberg explores the situation with experts Gavin Evans, Andreas Heuser and John Carnegie

Chief Sustainability Officer Rebekah Cain explains why BNZ joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and what it aims to achieve by being a member

How and why the so-called BRICS countries may develop a currency system independent of the US & what it might mean for NZ

AI is more a continuation of the industrial revolution than the Terminator film, says AI researcher Michael Timothy Bennett

ANZ Group Chief Economist Richard Yetsenga sees progress in the inflation war, but climate challenges ahead

Bloomberg's Hannah Miller details the life and times of Sam Bankman-Fried and his collapsed crypto exchange FTX

Gaya Herrington explains how the Global Financial Crisis led to her leaving central banking, going back to university to study sustainability & revisiting The Limits to Growth

Auckland University's Martin Brook on how this year's extreme weather shows we need a more holistic storm based approach

Paul Donovan on what profit-led inflation is, how it happens and how to combat it

Mother Nature may always win but we can prepare and respond for extreme weather more innovatively and realistically, Tower's Blair Turnbull says

S&P's Martin Foo discusses NZ's current account deficit, high sovereign credit ratings, comparisons with the 2011 downgrade & more

Budget 2023: Are gaming sector subsidies like nuclear war? Is govt debt a Hermès handbag?

As another round of political brinkmanship plays out over the US debt ceiling, Rohan Grey explains the background, and details a silly sounding but constitutional solution

Ex-Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker on how quantitative easing has exposed government finances to rising interest rates

Record current account deficit 'a shock, but not something people will lose a lot of sleep over'. Martin Whetton on how overseas investors view New Zealand government debt

Auckland University's Tim Hazledine offers a range of suggestions to help the Reserve Bank fight inflation

The Government's debt management unit isn't seeing increased interest in its inflation-indexed bonds despite high inflation

NZIER's Christina Leung explains how higher interest rates are impacting New Zealand businesses and why profits aren't driving inflation

The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Consortium's Mark Aspin on the journey to reduce methane emissions from farm animals

The Consumers Price Index is designed for the RBNZ and the Household Living-Costs Price Indexes are a better measure of how inflation impacts NZ households, Bill Rosenberg argues

Australian Business Growth Fund CEO Anthony Healy explains why he believes an equivalent fund would work in New Zealand

Salt Fund's Greg Fleming looks at how to invest in a bursting financial markets bubble

Grant Halverson on the rise and fall of the buy now pay later sector and what the future may hold for it

Doug Fairgray on the Labour-National push to enable greater housing density across our five biggest cities

Nicholas Gilmour and Tristram Hicks on what has gone wrong in the war against money laundering and what could be done to turn the tide

David Mahon on the dramatic end to China's Covid-zero policy and how this is playing out across a country, and in an economy, of 1.4 billion people

David Hall explains the need and possibilities for climate adaptation finance as Aucklanders & other North Islanders clean up

Motu Executive Director and ex-RBNZ Assistant Governor John McDermott assesses the sate of the local and international economies as 2022 hurtles towards 2023

Geopolitics and the rise of cybercrime, and what can be done to fight back against the criminals

Putting a spotlight on the Reserve Bank's inflation fight with Fisher Funds Management's David McLeish

Assistant Governor Karen Silk explains what needs to happen for the Reserve Bank to moderate its hawkish monetary policy outlook

Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr on what needs to happen before the Reserve Bank takes its foot off the rate hike pedal

Productivity Commission Chairman Ganesh Nana argues that New Zealand needs a major reset of immigration policy

Victoria University's Martien Lubberink on why housing dominates bank lending and why this is unlikely to change anytime soon

Tourism Industry Aotearoa's Chief Executive on the challenges of resuming overseas tourism and striving to be regenerative

Select committee cryptocurrency inquiry adviser Jeremy Muir on what may come out of the inquiry, what the local industry is up to & the battle over the future of money

Auckland University's Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on where Auckland's housing densification drive is at

Earl Bardsley explains what the Government investigating his idea for a pumped hydro scheme could mean for NZ's electricity market

The FMA's Clare Bolingford outlines why and how New Zealand is getting a conduct regime overseeing financial institutions, and what it means for customers

Digital technology can help NZ's 'last bus stop on the planet' economy improve productivity, RBNZ's Paul Conway says

Stephen Jacobi on the importance of NZ's trade relationship with China, the risks to it, and opportunities to diversify to other countries

David Mahon explains the economic impact of China's hot summer, Covid-zero policy and much more

Economist Shamubeel Eaqub on what's going on in the housing market and why he's now optimistic about housing.

International financial regulatory consultant Geof Mortlock details what NZ's deposit insurance regime may look like and what it'll mean

TOP Leader Raf Manji says an inquiry into the RBNZ's Covid-19 response could help establish a blueprint for managing future crises

Frog Recruitment Managing Director Shannon Barlow on what's going on in the job market and why

BNZ Interest Rate Strategist Nick Smyth explains why financial markets are behaving in a recessionary manner

Rick Jones, the NZ Country Head of accounting industry body CPA Australia, on what automation means for the accounting industry

Tower CEO Blair Turnbull says reinsurers are questioning their down under exposure, sees a risk of uninsurable areas in the future

Government's plan to develop a comprehensive New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy questioned

Mortgage broker John Bolton explains why he thinks mortgage rates are peaking, what's going on in the housing market, and what this means for the broader economy

Climate Change Commission Chairman Rod Carr on tackling climate change, inflation, and what we need from government fiscal policy & RBNZ monetary policy