



Could Claude become your financial adviser?
In the age of DIY investing and open information, where does legitimate, licensed financial advice come in? Erin Avery, General Manager of WealthTech at Sharesies, and Rick Parry, financial adviser and director at My Net Worth, explain the role of human advice in our automated future. Has the role…

Three central banks tighten, oil stays high | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 21 September 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — New Zealand was the standout, with the NZX 50 up 1.2% after Q2 GDP beat expectations at 0.2% for the quarter, lifting annual growth to a two-year high of 2.6%. The Nasdaq also edged up 0.7%, …

Bite: Should more companies give employees shares?
Around 70% of Turners Automotive Group staff are also shareholders in the company. In this bonus clip from a recent episode, CEO Todd Hunter explains how Turners’ employee share scheme works, why the company subsidises shares for participating staff, and what happens when employees can see their s…

How being ‘good’ can be bad for your money
Why do so many capable women believe they're "bad with money"? Jessica Brady, a financial adviser who built and sold her own firm, and Caitlin Judd, entrepreneur and business coach, join us from their Grow and Let Go book tour to explain what they had to unlearn to get here. How do the beliefs we…

Oil tops US$108 as bond yields keep rising | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 14 September 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — Oil was the big climber, with Brent crude rising as high as US$108 a barrel on Thursday — its highest since May — before settling around US$105 after fresh US–Iran strikes. Oracle was a brigh…

How Turners is growing in a tough car market
A record quarter, then a fuel shock that changed the mood almost overnight. Turners CEO Todd Hunter explains how the US-Iran conflict and higher fuel prices have knocked consumer confidence—and what that sudden shift means for one of New Zealand’s biggest used-car businesses. Todd reveals why New…

Bond yields hit multi-decade highs worldwide | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 7 September ↑ WHAT'S UP The NZX 50 gained 1.5%, while US indices held their ground with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Nasdaq up 0.4%. Dell was the tech sector’s star, jumping almost 16% on record…

Bite: How insurers are mapping climate risk
Are New Zealand homes becoming riskier to insure as extreme weather becomes more frequent? In this clip Tower CEO Paul Johnston explains what the insurer is seeing in its own storm data, and why the cost of weather events has been trending higher. He unpacks how Tower is responding with increasing…

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…