Shared Lunch

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A conversation with experts, CEOs, and you. We talk to company leaders and industry experts every week. Listen or watch over lunch or whenever for what’s happening in the economy, the markets, and the companies you invest in. Investing involves risk. This channel is brought to you by Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general advice only and current at the time and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the product disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents, can be found on our website. If you require financial advice, you should seek advice from a qualified financial advisor. The views expressed by individuals are their own and Sharesies does not endorse any of the guests or the views they hold.

  1. 19 hr ago

    Oil tops US$108 as bond yields keep rising | Market movements

    SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 14 September 2026Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — Oil was the big climber, with Brent crude rising as high as US$108 a barrel on Thursday — its highest since May — before settling around US$105 after fresh US–Iran strikes. Oracle was a bright spot, jumping 7% after hours on strong results as revenue rose 30% and cloud infrastructure revenue surged over 120%. ↓ WHAT'S DOWN — Equities fell broadly, with the ASX 200 down around 3% — dragged by an 8.6% slide in tech and a 3.9% fall in materials — while the NZX 50 lost 2.8% and US indices slipped, the S&P 500 off 0.8% and the Nasdaq 0.7%. Sentiment soured at home too, with consumer confidence falling 5.2% and NAB's business conditions index turning negative for the first time in six years. ! BIGGEST SURPRISES — The bond sell-off deepened, even as the US Treasury tripled its long-dated buyback operation to US$6 billion. The 10-year yield pushed toward 5%, its highest since mid-2007. In-line August CPI of 3.4% did little to help, lifting the odds of a September Fed hike to around 85%. Meanwhile, Australian 10-year yields climbed to 5.37%, their highest since 2011. ◎ WHAT TO WATCH — It's a week packed with central bank decisions: the Fed on Wednesday (now favouring a hike), the Bank of England on Thursday (expected to hold), and the Bank of Japan on Friday (tipped to hike). RBA Governor Bullock fronts a parliamentary committee on Friday, and New Zealand's Q2 GDP lands Thursday. ◈ BIGGER PICTURE — Markets are still focused on the global repricing of interest rate risk, with the return of oil prices stoking inflation fears and driving bond yields higher. Central banks are leaning hawkish — the Fed, the RBA, and even the Bank of Japan — putting pressure on borrowers. With three hikes already hitting Australians this year, there’s a growing gap between a slowing real economy and still-rising rates. Disclaimer: Sharesies Market Movements is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. This video is general market commentary and educational in nature. It is not financial advice and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Information is current at the time of recording and may be subject to change. We do not provide recommendations and nothing in this video should be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell any financial product. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. If you require personal financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial adviser. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions, including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers, are available on our relevant Australian or NZ website.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Oil tops US$108 as bond yields keep rising | Market movements
  2. 6 days ago

    How Turners is growing in a tough car market

    A record quarter, then a fuel shock that changed the mood almost overnight. Turners CEO Todd Hunter explains how the US-Iran conflict and higher fuel prices have knocked consumer confidence—and what that sudden shift means for one of New Zealand’s biggest used-car businesses. Todd reveals why New Zealand’s former best-selling vehicle has become one of the hardest to sell, and how Turners is still growing group profit despite tighter margins in auto retail. Find out how Turners has evolved from its auction-house roots into a much broader used-car, finance and insurance business—and why Todd believes there’s still plenty of market share to take. We unpack the plan behind its latest public profit target, including 15 new branches, aggressive growth in the finance book, and what needs to go right to get there. Plus, Todd talks EVs, autonomous vehicles and the future of car ownership—and how Turners became an early backer of Kiwi Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson, long before he made it to the F1 grid. For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. 7 Sept

    Bond yields hit multi-decade highs worldwide | Market movements

    SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 7 September ↑ WHAT'S UP The NZX 50 gained 1.5%, while US indices held their ground with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Nasdaq up 0.4%. Dell was the tech sector’s star, jumping almost 16% on record AI server orders of US$61 billion and a US$25 billion lift to full-year revenue guidance. ↓ WHAT'S DOWN The ASX 200 fell 1%, dragged partly by a string of index heavyweights trading ex-dividend, including CSL, Brambles, and BlueScope, while Corporate Travel Management plunged over 80% as trading resumed after a long halt, and Broadcom slipped close to 3% on a cautious near-term forecast. ! BIGGEST SURPRISES Bond yields surged to multi-decade highs in multiple markets: Australian 10-year yields hitting 5.2% (their highest since 2011), UK Gilts at 5.2% and Japanese JGBs breaching 3% for the first time in 30 years. At home, Q2 GDP growth of 2.1% ran above the economy's sustainable speed limit, lifting the odds of a September RBA hike to around 70%. ◎ WHAT TO WATCH It's a quieter week, with US markets shut for Labor Day before all eyes turn to Friday's US August CPI, the key input ahead of the Fed's next decision. In Australia, Tuesday brings Westpac Consumer Sentiment, NAB Business Confidence and speeches from two RBA officials. ◈ BIGGER PICTURE We’re seeing a global repricing of interest rate risk, as re-escalating Middle East tensions push oil back up and stoke inflation fears from Sydney to Tokyo. Central banks are pulling in different directions, with the RBNZ hiking but softening its tone, the RBA now odds-on to move, and the Fed facing mixed signals. Next week's US CPI could prove decisive for where rates head from here. Disclaimer: Sharesies Market Movements is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. This video is general market commentary and educational in nature. It is not financial advice and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Information is current at the time of recording and may be subject to change. We do not provide recommendations and nothing in this video should be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell any financial product. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. If you require personal financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial adviser. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions, including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers, are available on our relevant Australian or NZ website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bond yields hit multi-decade highs worldwide | Market movements
  4. 7 Sept

    Bite: How insurers are mapping climate risk

    Are New Zealand homes becoming riskier to insure as extreme weather becomes more frequent? In this clip Tower CEO Paul Johnston explains what the insurer is seeing in its own storm data, and why the cost of weather events has been trending higher. He unpacks how Tower is responding with increasingly granular risk-based pricing and why two homes just one street apart can have very different risk profiles. This clip is a bonus from our previous episode 'How Tower is pricing a riskier New Zealand' For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. 2 Sept

    How Tower is pricing a riskier New Zealand

    Insurance is getting more expensive and more sophisticated, as climate change, extreme weather and rising costs reshape how insurers price risk. Tower CEO Paul Johnstone explains why the price of risk in New Zealand has materially changed over the past 15 years, and how Tower is using up to a billion data points to price individual properties based on their exposure to hazards like floods, earthquakes, landslides and sea surge. He also discusses what rising weather-related losses mean for the insurance industry — and why he still believes insurance is a good business to be in.  Plus, how Tower is using AI to streamline claims and customer service, why its technology has already saved a million minutes of call time, and how the business is balancing lower premiums with growth and profitability. For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Tower is pricing a riskier New Zealand
  6. 31 Aug

    Hot Aussie inflation and hawkish Warsh lift hike bets | Market movements

    SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 31 August ↑ WHAT'S UP — US indices edged higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.5% and the Nasdaq up 0.9%, while the ASX 200 added 0.4%, propelled by results including Qantas’ 4.8% jump on a $2.06 billion underlying profit, Coles rising 5%, and NEXTDC beating guidance with revenue up 16% on surging AI infrastructure demand. ↓ WHAT'S DOWN — The NZX 50 fell 1.5% in its worst week since May, snapping three weeks of gains. DroneShield sank 11% despite a 74% revenue jump as it swung to a $32.2 million loss, Air New Zealand posted a $336 million full-year pre-tax loss, and Xero drew a 70.6% protest vote against its remuneration report. ! BIGGEST SURPRISES — Australia's July CPI ran hotter than expected at 3.5%, with trimmed mean inflation at 3.6%, lifting the odds of an RBA hike by year-end to 78% from 67%. At Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s tone was hawkish, pushing September US rate-rise odds from around 36% to nearly 60%. ◎ WHAT TO WATCH — The RBNZ meets Wednesday, with markets expecting a 25 basis point hike from 2.5%, and Australia's Q2 GDP lands the same day. In the US, the August employment report on Friday will be a key read ahead of the Fed's next decision on September 16. ◈ BIGGER PICTURE — Inflation is proving stickier than hoped, with a hot Australian CPI and a hawkish Warsh pushing rate-hike expectations sharply higher on both sides of the Pacific. The AI build-out still looks robust — Nvidia flagged hyperscaler capex near US$800 billion this year — but its warning on shrinking margins is a reminder that even the AI winners face cost pressure. Disclaimer: Sharesies Market Movements is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. This video is general market commentary and educational in nature. It is not financial advice and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Information is current at the time of recording and may be subject to change. We do not provide recommendations and nothing in this video should be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell any financial product. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. If you require personal financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial adviser. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions, including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers, are available on our relevant Australian or NZ website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Hot Aussie inflation and hawkish Warsh lift hike bets | Market movements
  7. 31 Aug

    Bite: NZX’s highest-paid CEO on executive pay

    Is New Zealand too conservative with how we reward our top executives, and could that be hurting our public markets? In this clip from Shared Lunch, Gentrack CEO Gary Miles responds to his headline-making position as the NZX’s highest-paid CEO, and tackles the bigger question of executive pay in New Zealand. Could too much scrutiny of remuneration make it harder for public companies to attract top talent? And is there a risk it pushes more businesses into private ownership? This clip is a bonus from our previous episode ‘Gentrack chases global power’ For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. 26 Aug

    Gentrack chases global power

    Gentrack is the NZX-listed software company running the systems behind power companies and airports worldwide, as the energy transition creates challenges in pricing, metering and managing power.  CEO Gary Miles traces Gentrack’s five-year climb from around $100 million in revenue to about $230 million — and the share price wobble that followed the rollout of its new G2 technology stack. Gary explains where that dip came from, their drive to expand into 40 countries, and why he ended up in the headlines as the NZX's highest-paid CEO. Plus, why Gentrack bought a Wellington pricing startup that had just one customer. For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Gentrack chases global power

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A conversation with experts, CEOs, and you. We talk to company leaders and industry experts every week. Listen or watch over lunch or whenever for what’s happening in the economy, the markets, and the companies you invest in. Investing involves risk. This channel is brought to you by Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general advice only and current at the time and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the product disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents, can be found on our website. If you require financial advice, you should seek advice from a qualified financial advisor. The views expressed by individuals are their own and Sharesies does not endorse any of the guests or the views they hold.

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