ANALYSIS: Historian challenges mythology of Mao’s rise to power.
ANALYSIS: The New Zealand economy is operating closer to the margins than the Reserve Bank had assumed.
Penguin Books founder made a fortune out of mass literacy.
ANALYSIS: Private credit has moved from a niche investment strategy to a central source of corporate financing.
ANALYSIS: Most New Zealand First supporters do not believe the country is heading in the right direction.
ANALYSIS: It might be time to dust off that 2022 report recommending the establishment of a Class Actions Act.
ANALYSIS: In a knife-edge ballot, shareholders at Provincia have voted for change.
ANALYSIS: Trust in key institutions has fallen and people are withdrawing from the democratic process.
ANALYSIS: Pauline Hanson’s populist party is aiming to reshape Australian politics and become the natural opposition to Labor. While it is riding high now, it remains to be seen if it can be a sustainable force.
ANALYSIS: The market has treated deeply entrenched incumbents in much the same way as commodity platforms with shallow customer relationships. That is where the opportunity lies.