NZX Opening Bell
In our Opening Bell podcast we aim to provide a snapshot into what's happening within our economy, the capital markets, our organisation as New Zealand's Exchange, and our community. Featuring a range of industry leaders, each podcast is packed with trends, insights and learning opportunities.
Episodes
110 episodes
Exploring Latin America’s Dairy Market and it's Connection to Oceania's
Join us as we explore the Latin American dairy market and its evolving relationship with Oceania. Hosted by Cristina Alvarado, with special guests Alejandro Maurino (CEO of eDairy Corp) and Fabrizio Jorge (CEO of Sistina Group). We delve into m...
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Investing in Commercial Property - Centuria NZ's Mark Francis
Interested in learning more about commercial property investment? Centuria NZ is a commercial property investment manager with over 35 years of experience, managing $20 billion in trans-Tasman office, industrial, healthcare, and agricultural as...
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New U.S. Tariffs? What would this mean for NZ trade? Charles Finny
A week after the U.S. election, there’s been a lot of talk about how the new administration could impact New Zealand trade, especially with a proposal of 10–20% on import tariffs. To unpack this, we spoke with Charles Finny, former Wellington C...
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Markets Talk with Mark Lister – Investment Director, Craigs Investment Partners
Join us for a great conversation with Mark Lister, Investment Director at Craigs Investment Partners, as we break down what’s happening in the markets right now. We talk about how lowered interest rates are affecting homeowners and compare how ...
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Spotting Scams - Insights from the Financial Markets Authority (FMA)
Have you or someone you know ever fallen victim to a scam? You’re not alone—there are likely more stories out there than you’d expect. As scams become increasingly sophisticated and harder to spot, anyone can be at risk. To mark World Inv...
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Milk Money Matters: Decoding the NZX Milk Price Calculator
In this episode, dairy analysts Rosalind Crickett and Lewis Hoggard explore the history of New Zealand’s milk price, its evolution in response to global market trends, and the implications for New Zealand farmers. They also break down the key c...
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Making a difficult start that little bit easier - The Little Miracles Trust, Sarah Rusholme
Over the weekend our markets came together to tee off for a fantastic charity, The Little Miracles Trust, at the S&P/NZX Charity Golf Classic. The Little Miracles Trust is an incredible organisation committed to one thing, making a difficul...
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Channelling New Zealand’s energy to keep Kiwis moving – Rob Buchanan
In this episode, we chat to Channel Infrastructure's CEO, Rob Buchanan to learn more about who they are and how they’re shaping New Zealand’s fuel supply as the country's largest fuel import terminal. We talk about everything from their long-te...
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Growing a NZ tech company in a US market - Blackpearl's Nick Lissette
In our next episode, Nick Lissette, CEO of Blackpearl Group, shares an update on the company’s growth since our last podcast, including the continued success of Pearl Diver, their innovative identification platform that transforms anonymous web...
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1 in 3 people will get cancer in their lifetime. Support the 1 in 3. - Cancer Society's Nicola Coom
Did you know 1 in 3 will get cancer in their lifetime? Ahead of this year's Daffodil Day (Friday, 30 August), we had the absolute privilege to sit down with the company's CEO, Nicola Coom to find out more about the incredible work they do acros...
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Building New Zealand – Infrastructure NZ CEO, Nick Leggett
Building and infrastructure is a hot topic at the moment. In line with this as our podcast theme for the month, we spoke to Infrastructure New Zealand’s CEO, Nick Leggett. Nick talks to how we need to fund, how we need to approach and how we ne...
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Investing in NZ Rural Land - NZRLC, Richard Milsom
It was great to catch up with New Zealand Rural Land's Cofounder and Director, Richard Milsom to hear about what they've been up to, trends and insights into rural land in New Zealand and what's ahead for the company.
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A golden day... Welcome Santana Minerals to the NZX! With CEO, Damian Spring
On Thursday, 25 June 2024 we were proud to welcome our next listing, Santana Minerials to the NZX! Santana Minerials has an exciting pipeline ahead, as an exploration company focused on developing the Bendigo-Ophir Golf project in Central Otago...
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Future Proofing Dairy: Innovations, Sustainability, and Alternatives with Jeremy Hill
Join NZX Commercial Manager Cristina Alvarado as she delves into the future of the dairy industry with renowned expert Jeremy Hill. As Fonterra's Chief Science and Technology Officer, Jeremy shares insights on dairy's evolving role in nutrition...
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Driving innovation in healthcare – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s Andy Niccol
In this episode of NZX’s Opening Bell, we speak to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s Chief Operating Officer, Andy Niccol as part of our healthcare theme. As a company that has driven innovation in healthcare technologies for over 50 years, we l...
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Pharmaceuticals with a difference – Dr. Hartley Atkinson
AFT Pharmaceuticals is a great example of Kiwi ingenuity - growing from foundations in a garage in 1998, to selling its products in 70 countries across the world today. The teams drive? Using innovation to make a real difference to people's liv...
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Fostering innovation in Tech – Gentrack’s Mark Rees
"Sometimes people think innovation is a separate team, but I think the best companies - a lot of the best ideas come from people throughout the organisation... We do a lot of thinking about how we can harness their ideas." Gentrack's Chief Tech...
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Channeling the tech sector - TradeWindow's Andrew Balgarnie
It was wonderful to have TradeWindow's Andrew Balgarnie back in the studio for our tech month to talk about how TradeWindow is progressing in providing end-to-end digital trade to leading global brands in dairy, meat, seafood, horticulture, tim...
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Lights, Camera, Action! With Vista Group's Stuart Dickinson and Matthew Liebmann
Lights, camera, action! As strong movie enthusiasts, it’s awesome to hear how Vista Group's Stuart Dickinson and Matthew Liebmann have turned their passion to profession, as they explain how Vista Group provides tech solutions to the global fil...
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From farm to plate - NZ King Salmon's Carl Carrington and Ben Rodgers
With sustainable fishing being incredibly topical at the moment, what better way to finish our sustainability podcast series than by talking to Carl Carrington and Ben Rodgers at New Zealand King Salmon!? Carl and Ben talk about how their compa...
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Welcome BeingAI - our first listing for 2024! With Sean Joyce and David McDonald
Earlier this month we were proud to welcome our first listing for 2024, BeingAI to the NZX! BeingAI is a company at the forefront of bringing groundbreaking technology to business operations. In such an exciting era for the team, we spoke to th...
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Navigating Global Commodity Trends
In this episode of The Opening Bell, we hear from Adam Davis, Co-founder of Farrer Capital Management, on the recent resurgence of interest in agricultural commodities trading. Adam delves into the drivers behind this trend, the impact of clima...
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Let's Go Good Together - Bremworth CEO, Greg Smith
At Bremworth, sustainability is intricately woven into all aspects of the company’s fabric. We were joined by the company’s CEO, Greg Smith to discuss the inspiration and opportunity to take the transformative leap to focus purely on wool carpe...
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Keeping NZ Connected - Chorus Head of Sustainability, Hannah Taylor
Now more than ever sustainability is front of mind for both investors and companies. As we delve into our sustainability podcast series this month, we had the privilege of chatting with Hannah Taylor, Head of Sustainability at Chorus. Hannah sh...
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Unveiling the next decade in global dairy export growth
In this episode of the Opening Bell, NZX's James Atkinson is joined by William Loux from US Dairy Export Council, and James Robertson from Fonterra for a panel discussion on the export dynamics in the dairy industry. James and William cover glo...
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