How Chorus built our $5.5B world-class fibre network

Mark Aue, CEO at Chorus, tells us how a Spark spin-off became NZ's largest telecommunications infrastructure company, putting New Zealand 17th globally in fibre uptake—ahead of Australia and the UK. Chorus has spent $5.5 billion building a national fibre network to become the country’s definitive …

Quick Bite: How does the future of banking look?

Have Neobanks lived up to the hype? ANZ Group CEO Shayne Elliott gives his take on how banking needs more than just 'flashy apps' and what makes true banking innovation. Shayne reveals how ANZ is investing in modern tech infrastructure with ANZ Plus, and their vision for AI in banking, from code …

Is strict lending killing big ideas? ANZ Group CEO Shayne Elliott

What’s the real cost of lending regulations? ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott thinks playing it too safe in banking blocks opportunities for people ‘in the middle’, locking the middle class out of traditional banking services.  Plus, hear about ANZ's big bet on technology with ANZ Plus. As Shayne tells it,…

Quick Bite: US markets too hot? Staying focused on the long term plan.

Worried about US market highs? In this quick bite, we chat to David R. Sharp, Snr ETF Capital Markets Specialist at Vanguard about staying the course and sticking to long term plans. Plus, learn what ETFs can offer for Kiwi investors, and is 'VOO and Chill' more than just a meme? This quick bite i…

‘VOO and chill’—Inside Vanguard’s powerhouse ETF

We catch up with Vanguard's senior ETF capital market specialist David Sharp who is based in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.  David sheds some light on whether throughout history federal elections have affected market returns. And how a passive index fund manager like Vanguard has stayed t…

Quick bite: Can you be too diversified?

In this quick bite, Victoria Harris from the Curve answers the question, why is over-diversification problematic? Why should you tidy up a messy portfolio, and how can ETFs help? Plus, her take on the phrase 'invest in what you know'.  This quick bite is from our previous episode 'All things diver…

All things diversification, with Victoria from The Curve

What can COVID and crypto teach us about diversification? Should you manage your investments actively, passively, or a bit of both? And is there such a thing as being too diversified?  Victoria Harris of The Curve tells Sharesies co-CEO Sonya why tried-and-true diversification strategies still hol…

Investing outside NZ? Here are some tax rules (FIF)

What happens tax-wise if you’re investing in foreign shares? Holding shares listed outside of New Zealand means you might fall under the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules. Haydn Clark from Inland Revenue and Ross Nelson from PwC explain when and how the rules apply, based on investment amounts a…

Smart brings bitcoin, gold, and more to the NZX

What do Bitcoin and gold have in common? What’s a “core-and-explore” portfolio? Are you better off investing in global assets via the NZX, instead of an international exchange? As Smartshares rebrands to Smart and launches four new ETFs, we sat down with CEO Anna Scott to discuss bringing cryptocu…

Quick Bite: Wine & rebalance? Diversification with Victoria Devine

In this quick bite Sonya and Victoria Devine break down diversification and portfolio management. Victoria covers the basics, as well as Direct share investing vs ETF investing, balancing risk across different sectors and the "eggs in one basket" principle Plus, it's true, V has a unique "wine and…