NZX Opening Bell

As the number one investing podcast in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia  and authors of best-seller ‘Girls that Invest’,  Simran Kaur and Sonya Gupthan are on a mission to make the investing world less intimidating for women. As part of our investor education theme for this month, it was truly inspiring to sit down with Simran to discuss the need for more investor education, the huge gap in the market globally, and how they’re making it as accessible and relatable as possible. 

In choppy market conditions, investor education has never been so important. To help understand ‘what’s up in the markets’ Craigs Investment Partners' Investment Director, Mark Lister breaks down the current economic climate. 

Mark also covers how global events - such as the collapse of SVB Bank - could impact our markets, reminders for investors during higher inflation periods and his prediction on how New Zealand’s economic environment will evolve throughout the rest of the year. 

Whether you consider yourself an informed investor or you’re new to the markets, make sure to tune in! 

For our next Opening Bell podcast it was a pleasure to have Jarden’s Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Banking, Silvana Schenone on to cap off a month of profiling influential female leaders across our capital markets. 

Silvana has decades of experience as a corporate and commercial adviser. She joined Jarden from top tier legal firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts, where she was a partner and head of their corporate and M&A division. 

Tune in to hear her interesting career to date - both in New Zealand and internationally, and what she believes are important leadership characteristics for 2023 and beyond.

 In this episode of the Opening Bell, we hear from Alex Winning for an update on GDT Auction 326, followed by a discussion with Alex Worker, Managing Director of High Ground Brands, about emerging trends in food technology in New Zealand and around the world, and how New Zealand businesses can invest in these food technology opportunities.

In our next Opening Bell podcast, ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt talks about her journey to becoming a CEO, including the opportunities that have enabled her growth and the leadership traits she's learnt across her career which has shaped her leadership style today.

Vittoria also provides insight into important skills needed by Chief Executives and senior leaders to cater for the changing corporate landscape. 

As an experienced director and Chair of Air New Zealand and ASB, Dame Therese Walsh has had an extremely inspiring career. Ahead of International Women’s Day, it was a privilege to chat with Dame Therese on her career -  discussing how she built her brand, learnings and opportunities working within a number of sectors and advice she has for females entering the workforce. 

“If it was easy, everyone would do it. We like complex, hard things to tackle because I think we’re pretty good at it.” 

As an energy customer it's more than likely you've benefited from Gentrack's service offering - as they provide cleantech solutions to many leading utility providers globally. What you may not realise is the awesome people behind the brand, and it was our pleasure to talk to Gentrack's CEO, Gary Miles about the company's incredible year of record growth and how they're continuing to evolve to ensure they are creating a positive impact. 

Inflation, the housing market and rising interest rates. Three key factors impacting New Zealand’s economy, dominating media commentary and shaping many conversations across New Zealand.  

We get for many this can be incredibly unsettling (and overwhelming), so to help you understand the current economic climate and what this means as New Zealanders, we had the absolute pleasure of hosting ANZ’s Chief Economist, Sharon Zollner for an educational Opening Bell podcast. 

Sharon’s vast knowledge and experience as an economist, paired with her ability to step back from the facts and figures to make these topics easily digestible, makes this an incredibly insightful conversation. 

Make sure to tune in and if you have any questions or feedback please email: [email protected] 

It’s a busy time of year for Kiwi Property, who own and develop many iconic shopping malls and buildings across New Zealand. As one of NZX’s largest property companies, it was really interesting to sit down with the company’s Chief Executive, Clive Mackenzie to talk about how they’ve built their portfolio over 30 years, what they look for when purchasing and developing commercial properties, and how the intend to grow with sustainability front of mind. 

As New Zealand’s second largest source of offshore revenue, the New Zealand tech sector has undoubtedly strengthened the diversity and resilience of our export sector. To celebrate both accomplishments within tech, and the launch of Technology Investment Network's (TIN) 18th TIN report, we spoke to the company’s Managing Director, Greg Shanahan on trends within the sector and key findings from their report.