ANALYSIS: Why do shareholders appoint a patsy to their boards just before their companies fail?
ANALYSIS: AirTrunk’s A$25b sale to Blackstone has had some halo effect for CDC part-owner Infratil’s stock, but how much of it is justified?
ANALYSIS: As well as geopolitical hazards, there are operational hazards – and opportunities – in the post-Covid Chinese market.
ANALYSIS: Nine years into the job, Shayne Elliott has driven a more domestic focus for ANZ, but the transition has its complications.
ANALYSIS: Founders’ overly-optimistic financial forecasts don’t seem to deter investors.
ANALYSIS: The Government has signalled it wants private sector to lead AI-based economic improvements, but it needs to light the way on LLMs.
ANALYSIS: A recent Court of Appeal case gives surety of payment to litigation funders, a big advance for New Zealand that puts our court ahead of Australia.
ANALYSIS: Breweries are closing and businesses failing as the Government takes more tax and beer drinking declines.
ANALYSIS: ‘We’re a real company in the sense we’re not 100% reliant on VC funding any more,’ says CEO Stefan Powell.
ANALYSIS: Food companies – including fast food purveyors Restaurant Brands, Burger Fuel, and others – have a clear future trend ahead of them.