Technology

Energy, the root of all wealth. Part 2; Looking forward
9 Oct 18, 10:39am
Guest
54 comments
Murray Grimwood, aka interest.co.nz commentator Power Down Kiwi, says NZ needs a strategic plan with all-party political support to achieve energy resilience
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$1 bln up for grabs in R&D tax incentives
3 Oct 18, 10:13am
Guest
13 comments
EY's Tim Benbow and David Snell say the Government's new R&D plan is a bold initiative
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The FAANG phenomenon gives bite to global equities
2 Oct 18, 1:11pm
Guest
2 comments
Mercer's David Scobie assesses technology in an investment sense, how its prominence can be justified & how this might be something to be wary of
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The Trump trade war recession?
2 Oct 18, 9:23am
John Mauldin
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John Mauldin says the Trump tariffs could end the conditions that justified them. Something similar happened before, during the most famous trade mistake in US and global history: the 1930s Smoot-Hawley tariffs
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Machines will do half our work by 2025
30 Sep 18, 6:38am
Patrick Watson
34 comments
Patrick Watson argues we must prepare now for the mass upheaval coming as machines take humans' jobs
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China for the trade win?
25 Sep 18, 7:45am
John Mauldin
33 comments
John Mauldin says it will take a long time to see how the US-China trade confrontation shakes out, and meantime we’ll see both sides alternately throwing and absorbing punches and the winner could even be a third party that may not exist yet
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A Top 10 for the weekend
23 Sep 18, 9:07am
Guest
Motu researchers on predicting obesity rates from space, reinventing cities, genes associated with education, and the Ig Nobel Prizes
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Chinese growth spurt
17 Sep 18, 9:30am
John Mauldin
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John Mauldin relates some short stories about positive events in China, which demonstrate that China has good news, and even some fabulously great news, much of it quite compelling
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$100,000 for doing (almost) nothing
14 Sep 18, 10:52am
Gareth Vaughan
28 comments
Government to pay Derek Handley $100,000 plus expenses after offering him the role of Chief Technology Officer and then changing its mind
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China's command innovation
10 Sep 18, 9:18am
John Mauldin
21 comments
John Mauldin delves deep into China and concludes that if it’s possible for a centrally planned economy to achieve sustainable long-term growth, China will be the one to do it
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Jurkovich had no knowledge of shareholders' dispute before taking Kiwibank job
27 Aug 18, 9:53am
Gareth Vaughan
New Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich didn't know bank's shareholders were in CoreMod dispute before taking job, hints at incremental 'episode based' technology upgrade
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What you get when you combine a start-up, Lloyd's of London & Facebook
24 Aug 18, 9:21am
Jenée Tibshraeny
4 comments
A kiwi start-up that lets you buy insurance via Facebook is taking on the Aussie giants that dominate the market. Jenée Tibshraeny examines its offering
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Thriving in a world of uncertainty
16 Aug 18, 10:31am
Guest
2 comments
Peter Zámborský says companies that want to thrive in this world of uncertainty need to build their capabilities in ‘redesigning their business’
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Union and business bosses meet with Ministers to create the ‘gold standard of work in the world’
2 Aug 18, 1:56pm
Jason Walls
21 comments
Against a backdrop of industrial action and low business confidence levels, the CTU, BusinessNZ and Ministers met to talk about the future of work
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This week's guest Top 10
27 Jul 18, 10:02am
Guest
13 comments
Motu research analysts on starting trade wars, football, hitting a plateau in life expectancy and sports records, various office squabbles, physics envy, questions about the value of teaching, and their favourite playground for data visualisation
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What’s driving businesses’ increased R&D investment intentions?
23 Jul 18, 1:24pm
Jason Walls
16 comments
New figures show the number of businesses planning on increasing R&D spending has doubled, but is it because of the impending R&D tax credit policy or NZ’s tight labour market?
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This week's guest Top 10
20 Jul 18, 10:00am
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Liz Kendall and Miles Workman look at the Top 10 things keeping ANZ economists up at night, which include expensive houses, underwhelming productivity, the cost of an ageing population, anxious businesses and more
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IT leaders frustrated with barriers to innovation and falling behind
9 Jul 18, 11:20am
Guest
12 comments
Auckland University's Ilan Oshri argues excessive emphasis on just 'keeping the lights on' is holding firms back from pursuing much-needed, transformational IT initiatives
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How can we retain the benefits of globalisation?
3 Jul 18, 10:16am
Guest
10 comments
Koichi Hamada defends economic openness, while calling for concerted action to address what is fueling opposition to it
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RBNZ to take more interest in FinTech developments
2 Jul 18, 11:37am
Gareth Vaughan
FinTechs have had a limited impact on the financial sector, with related new risks minimal and contained, the RBNZ says
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29 Jun 18, 10:01am
This week's guest Top 10
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26 Jun 18, 1:07pm
Open banking in action... in Opotiki
5
25 Jun 18, 2:21pm
How China is making gains in the war for talent with the US
13 Jun 18, 5:00am
Banks speed up cross-border payments in face of competition from fintechs
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11 Jun 18, 5:10pm
Start-up cracks into capital-intensive insurance business. This is how...
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25 May 18, 10:00am
This week's guest Top 10
2
23 May 18, 2:46pm
Understanding the tech behind cryptocurrencies
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7 May 18, 8:22am
Catalyst for a sell-off?
26
30 Apr 18, 9:33am
ANZ and IBM seek insurance industry buy-in for blockchain product
2
30 Apr 18, 8:48am
A lot on the RBNZ's plate
2
26 Apr 18, 11:59am
Privacy is dying, like it or not
8
23 Apr 18, 1:46pm
Faafoi pushes for 'more momentum' on open banking
23 Apr 18, 11:24am
Tracking the dead cat bounce
18 Apr 18, 9:02am
Payments NZ tells Minister Faafoi of open banking, retail payments plans
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16 Apr 18, 9:35am
Clouds gather
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9 Apr 18, 8:47am
Where to invest?
5
9 Apr 18, 6:24am
NZ workers among best placed in OCED to survive automation
17
3 Apr 18, 10:44am
Is the Govt going far enough in its revamp of our privacy law?
1
3 Apr 18, 9:53am
Trade war fallout
4
26 Mar 18, 9:19am
ASB, BNZ and Westpac trial open banking technology
11
26 Mar 18, 5:12am
New RBNZ Governor in the spotlight
19 Mar 18, 8:32am
Finding the fix
2
12 Mar 18, 9:08am
Where's the choice?
3
5 Mar 18, 9:16am
Moving early is good
10
26 Feb 18, 1:36pm
Higher and staying higher
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