The NBR Podcast

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: It was going to be the biggest ASX IPO in decades, but the Firmus listing suddenly fell over. We look at the founder’s back story, why investors got cold feet, and whether it has ramifications for the wider AI investment boom.

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In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: To mark NBR’s annual Dealmakers series we’ve been at the NZX’s first-ever Tech Investors Day. We talk to bankers from UBS, Chapman Tripp partner Roger Wallis, and two companies – Mint and AoFrio – about the challenges of raising money and whether a company should make the leap and list!

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: The numbers look rosier but the risk remains. The financial future of New Zealand depends on the work of the Treasury, so when it opens the books for the election, everyone is poring over the economic tea leaves. Which is why we have Treasury Secretary Iain Rennie to guide us through the Pre-election economic and fiscal update puzzle.

In this episode of The NBR Podcast, a new investment fund is taking a feminist approach to finance, with a focus on female-led, founder-led and future-focused businesses. Simon Shepherd speaks with The Curve’s Victoria Harris about closing the gender wealth gap, getting more women investing, AI, global equities, KiwiSaver and diversity in finance.

Ten years after launching Simplicity, Sam Stubbs is still shaking up New Zealand’s financial industry.

In this episode of the NBR Podcast, Simon Shepherd talks to Simplicity founder Sam Stubbs about KiwiSaver fees, low-cost investing, retirement savings and the future of wealth management in New Zealand.

They discuss Simplicity’s growth to more than 200,000 members, its expansion into build-to-rent housing and infrastructure investment, the case for compulsory KiwiSaver, and why Stubbs believes New Zealand could be heading towards its most prosperous decades yet.