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Beehive Banter

American politics, iwi fears, workplace safety and a trade deal

ANALYSIS: Divisions grow over Government's amendment to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act.

Brent Edwards Sat, 02 Nov 2024

Beehive Banter

Three strikes, one strike, Wellington knows best, bold ideas

Beehive Banter

Schoolboy antics, CPI drop, problems at council, and redundancies

Beehive Banter

Sinking, fast track list, OCR cut, dismal finances, India

Beehive Banter

The challenges of health, quarterly action plans, mining

Beehive Banter

Woke police, charter schools, offshore gas, boosting trade

Hunter’s Corner

Synlait’s bonds are sending a message

ANALYSIS: This week’s disclosure of contractual strife with big customer A2 Milk has added to the perception of risk.

Tim Hunter Fri, 22 Sep 2023

Edwards on Politics

News media loses election debate coverage

ANALYSIS: Peter Dunne says the commentariat reacted with 'predictable banality' to the debate.

Brent Edwards Thu, 21 Sep 2023

Margin Call

Equities the winner in 2023, but don’t forget about fixed income

ANALYSIS: There are parallels between 2023 and other periods following central bank hiking cycles to suggest that fixed income could be ready for a resurgence.

Ashley Gardyne Tue, 19 Sep 2023

Economy Matters

Can we afford our ageing population?

ANALYSIS: As fiscal burden on the state of providing care and superannuation grows, age of eligibility for superannuation will not be sustainable at current levels.

Hillmarè Schulze Tue, 19 Sep 2023

Shoeshine

ASX bells toll for NZ companies

ANALYSIS: More Kiwi companies are looking to the ASX for listing, but is the grass really greener over the Ditch for newer, smaller firms looking for capital?

Lachlan Colquhoun Mon, 18 Sep 2023

On the Money

Digging the dirt on DIMS

ANALYSIS: To what extent, if any, do DIMS managers deviate from best practice as regards portfolio management by directing clients’ assets to their own fund management businesses?