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Frances Cook (Investments Editor at BusinessDesk) sits down with Philip Ascroft from Chapman Tripp to cover your burning questions about rights offers and capital raises.    Philip has worked on just about every major ECM (Equity Capital Markets) offer in NZ over the past few years and he's well placed to give a plain-English explainer on rights issues.  Why do companies do rights o...

Join us for an interview with Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran where he takes us through why the company is undertaking this $2.2 billion capital raise and its plans for the future.   We also put to Greg some of the most common questions that Sharesies investors are asking.   Air New Zealand rights offer: a rundown Investing involves risk, you aren’t guaranteed to make money and you m...

Frances Cook (Investments Editor at BusinessDesk) sits down with Rakon Limited's new CEO Sinan Altug.  They'll chat about the tech company and the products it makes that can be found in everything from satellites to autonomous vehicles. Sinan will discuss Rakon's business model and their growth strategy.  He'll also chat about his recent appointment to the CEO role and where he wants to...

Dan Brunskill (Markets reporter at BusinessDesk) sits down with Greg Cross from Soul Machines to peer deep into the metaverse. Since Mark Zuckerberg pivoted his company and brought the concept into the mainstream, everyone's wanted to know more. What even is it? What infrastructure will it need? Who's building it? Is it a pipe dream? Dan and Greg will discuss all this and more.    &...

Frances Cook (Investments Editor at BusinessDesk) sits down with Winton Land Limited CEO Chris Meehan to chat about their reasons for listing on the NZX and ASX. They also talk about how Winton's navigated industry disruption, where the property market is going and why everyone should live 15 minutes from everything they need.  Brought to you by Sharesies, with BusinessDesk . Register for upc...

This week, Dan Brunskill (Markets Reporter at BusinessDesk) sits down with NZX Limited 's CEO Mark Peterson to chat about everything you need to know about the New Zealand stock exchange: how does it work? what do investors need to know? And why is it a private company rather than a government run entity?  All that and more is answered. Shared Lunch is a conversation with experts, CEOs, and y...

Frances Cook (Investments Editor at BusinessDesk) sits down with Contact Energy CEO Mike Fuge to chat about Contact's long-term strategy and the future of sustainable energy options. Brought to you by Sharesies, with BusinessDesk .  Register for upcoming episodes and submit your questions over on Crowdcast . If there are any companies, fund managers, or other special guests you’d like to see...

Since the start of 2022, global markets have been experiencing a downward trend. This has got everyone talking about market volatility and “correction territory”. But what does this all mean? Why are markets reacting this way? And what does it mean for investors? Join Sharesies' co-CEO Sonya Williams, business journalist Rod Oram and Devon Funds Management Head of Retail Greg Smith as they break d...

We’re kicking off the year with a panel discussion about the major themes and events that might affect share markets in 2022, including COVID, inflation and interest rates, and market volatility.    Sharesies financial analyst Alice Rountree hosts a conversation with: Sharesies co-CEO Leighton Roberts; Victoria Harris, Portfolio Manager at Devon Funds and Founder of The Curve, and John B...

This week, Alice (Sharesies' financial analyst) and Gus (Sharesies Head of Investments) host Greg Foran, the Air New Zealand CEO. Greg discusses the effects the pandemic has had on the national carrier, plans for sustainability and electric air planes and what 2022 looks like.    Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises.   Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcomi...

This week, Alice and Shak host Mary Jo Vergara, an economist from Kiwibank. In the second to last episode of Lunch Money for 2021 Alice, Shak and Mary Jo talk about how the economy fared in a very challenging year. They discuss Covid-19, the property market, inflation, the recent OCR decision and take a peek at what's waiting around the corner in 2022.     Lunch Money is made for yo...

This week, Sonya and José host Julia Jones, Head of Insight at the NZX. Julia has a deep background in the dairy industry and walks us through the ins and outs of the industry. This includes the big players in the sector, how the industry is organised, key markets, challenges and opportunities (including key ethical and environmental issues).    Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises....

This week Brooke Roberts (Sharesies co-founder and co-CEO), Gus Watson (Head of Investments) and Erin Moriarty (Head of Finance) discuss some of the highlights of the year for Sharesies including the recently completed capital raise; look ahead to 2022 and, of course, take your questions in an extended Q&A session. Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises. Episodes are recorded fortnightly. R...

This week, Leighton and Alice host John Berry from Pathfinder Asset management. John discusses greenwashing and how to work out if companies really mean it when they talk about sustainability. Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises. Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcoming episodes and submit your questions over on Crowdcast ( https://www.crowdcast.io/sharesies ). If there are a...

This week, Lauren and José host Andrew Balgarnie, COO of TradeWindow. TradeWindow is an Auckland based tech startup that's looking to digitise the process of managing exports. Andrew discusses the ins and outs of the company, unpack its recent capital raise and its forthcoming listing on the NZX. Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises. Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcoming ep...

This week, Alice and Chris host Marc England, CEO of Genesis Energy. Marc provides an overview of Genesis and their financial performance, their work on sustainability and what the future holds for the company.  Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises.  Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcoming episodes and submit your questions over on Crowdcast (https://www.crowdcast.i...

This week, Leighton and José host Erik Zydervelt from Mevo. Electric transportation seems to be everywhere at the moment with Elon Musk making the news daily and the large traditional car companies moving into the EV space in a big way. If you've ever wanted to know more about how the industry operates, who the players are and what the immediate and long term challenges are for the sector, this is...

This week, Erin (Sharesies' Head of Finance) hosts a special World Investor Week panel discussion.   Erin and the panel discuss due diligence; what it is, how you do it and where to get information so you can make an informed choice about where to place your investments.   On the panel is Gillian Boyes the Investor Capability Manager for the Financial Markets Authority; Victoria Harris,...

This week, Leighton and Sonya host Michael Bennetts, the CEO of Z Energy. Michael discusses the company's outlook in a predominately electric future and the reasons behind changes at Marsden Point and what it means for NZ's fuel security. Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises. Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcoming episodes and submit your questions over on Crowdcast ( https:...

This week, Leighton and Brooke host Peter Beck the CEO of Rocket Lab. Peter breaks down the different components that make up Rocket Lab, how they execute space launches and looks to future missions. Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises.    Episodes are recorded fortnightly. Register for upcoming episodes and submit your questions over on Crowdcast (https://www.crowdcast.io/sharesie...

This week we host author and finance commentator Mary Holm. Mary discusses ways to create an investment portfolio and answers a lot of viewer questions in an extended Q&A session. Be in the draw to win a $50 top-up to your Sharesies Wallet! Share your thoughts on Lunch Money and go in the draw to win. There are five $50 prizes to be won and you’ll be helping us make Lunch Money better. https:/...

This week, Brooke Roberts (Sharesies co-CEO) and Alice Rountree (Sharesies' financial analyst) host Grant Webster, CEO of Tourism Holdings Limited . Grant discusses the challenging year for THL, opportunities for the future and learnings from the Ihumātao protest.    Lunch Money is made for you, by Shareises.    Episodes are recorded weekly. Register for upcoming episodes and s...

This week on Lunch Money, Leighton Roberts (Sharesies' co-CEO) and Alice Rountree (Sharesies' financial analyst) host Ross Taylor, the CEO of Fletcher Building Limited. Ross will be discussing what's been a rollercoaster of a year for the company and what Fletcher's future plans are.   If you have any questions, email us at any time at help@sharesies.co.nz. If there are any companies, fund ma...

This week on Lunch Money, Leighton Roberts, Sonya Williams, and Brooke Roberts (Sharesies founders and co-CEOs) jump on the mics to have a chat.  In this session they talk about Sharesies and where it's going, general investment strategies, address feature requests and answer questions from Sharesies investors.     If you have any questions, email us at any time at help@sharesi...

This week on Lunch Money, Leighton Roberts (Sharesies' co-CEO) and Alice Rountree (Sharesies' financial analyst) hosts a discussion about the recent OCR (Offical Cash Rate) announcement by the Reserve Bank. They're joined by the Chief Economist for Deloitte New Zealand, Zoe Wallis. In the ensuing chat they talk about what the OCR is, how it's used by the Reserve Bank to control the economy, what t...