

How Tower is pricing a riskier New Zealand
Insurance is getting more expensive and more sophisticated, as climate change, extreme weather and rising costs reshape how insurers price risk. Tower CEO Paul Johnstone explains why the price of risk in New Zealand has materially changed over the past 15 years, and how Tower is using up to a bill…

Hot Aussie inflation and hawkish Warsh lift hike bets | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 31 August ↑ WHAT'S UP — US indices edged higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.5% and the Nasdaq up 0.9%, while the ASX 200 added 0.4%, propelled by results including Qantas’ 4.8% jump on a $2.06 billio…

Bite: NZX’s highest-paid CEO on executive pay
Is New Zealand too conservative with how we reward our top executives, and could that be hurting our public markets? In this clip from Shared Lunch, Gentrack CEO Gary Miles responds to his headline-making position as the NZX’s highest-paid CEO, and tackles the bigger question of executive pay in N…

Gentrack chases global power
Gentrack is the NZX-listed software company running the systems behind power companies and airports worldwide, as the energy transition creates challenges in pricing, metering and managing power. CEO Gary Miles traces Gentrack’s five-year climb from around $100 million in revenue to about $230 mi…

Reporting season splits winners from losers | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · 24 AUGUST 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 24 August ↑ WHAT’S UP — The materials sector outperformed the broader ASX, rising 5.6%: BHP's underlying profit jumped 30%, with copper overtaking iron ore as its biggest earnings…

Luke Kemeys: The good and bad sides of debt (Bonus)
Debt is everywhere, from mortgages to paying for lunch. But when is it useful, and when does it become a problem? In this bonus clip from Shared Lunch, Luke Kemeys of Keep the Change breaks down the good and bad sides of debt. He explains why borrowing can be a powerful tool for building wealth, h…

Are we afraid to be ambitious? With Luke Kemeys
Why are we more comfortable talking about our voting preferences than our KiwiSaver balances? Luke Kemeys of Keep the Change tells us why money is New Zealand's last taboo — and the opportunity cost of that silence. So why do so many Kiwi avoid even sharing their finances with family? What’s the d…

Strong AI earnings, falling share prices | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · 17 AUGUST 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 17 August ↑ WHAT’S UP — US markets saw slight gains, with the S&P 500 up 0.4% and the Nasdaq up 0.2%, while the NZX 50 added 0.2%. Super Micro jumped 19% on an earnings beat and u…

Bonus bite: Can AI pick better investments?
AI can scan thousands of stocks and decades of data in minutes—but should it be trusted to make the final call? In this bonus clip from Shared Lunch, Mike Taylor and Kent Williams of Pie Funds explain how they’re using AI to automate their day-to-day work. They unpack how the technology can speed …

Infrastructure: funding the next decade of growth?
Airports and ports, pipelines and power lines. Infrastructure is all around us — and demand for it could be entering one of its biggest booms in generations. In this episode, Mike Taylor and Kent Williams of Pie Funds unpack what’s driving that demand, from the rapid buildout of AI and data centre…