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Between the BellsMorning Bell 23 JulyWall Street closed mostly higher on Tuesday with the S&P500 resetting its record high as the major average rose 0.06%, while the Dow Jones climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.39%. Investors continued shifting focus from trade war developments to robust earnings results.In Europe overnight markets closed lower for a third day as investors digested earnings results from some of the largest companies in the region. The STOXX 600 fell 0.5%, Germany’s DAX lost 1.2%, the French CAC declined 0.7% and, in the UK, the FTSE100 ended the day flat.Across the Asia region on Tuesday, markets closed mixed ag...2025-07-2303 min
Money NewsThe Market Wrap with Henry Jennings, Senior Investment Analyst & Portfolio Manager at Marcus TodayInsignia Financial leapt after a $3.3 billion takeover by private equity firm CC Capital. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.1% to 8,677 GOLD: $3,385/oz BITCOIN: $181,877 Rio Tinto jumped 3.4 per cent to $118.32, Fortescue 3.3 per cent to $17.81 and BHP gained 2.6 per cent to $41.51 per cent. Shares of Ramelius surged 8.1 per cent to $2.66 – its best day in 15 weeks, while Newmont gained 2.8 per cent to $92. CBA slumped 3.1 per cent to $172.42, wiping roughly 30 points from the index due to its market heft. National Australia Bank falling 2.7 per cent to $37.22, Westpac 1.3 per cent to $32.65 and ANZ closed down 0.8 per cent to $29.82. Insignia Financial was the...2025-07-2209 min
The Daily by moomooStrong company reports push US market to a highThe US market reached a new record overnight. Verizon led gains, up 4% after a strong second-quarter report. The vast majority of US companies reporting so far are beating expectations. Focus remains on Alphabet and Tesla with results out Thursday morning AEST. Alphabet jumped more than 2% overnight in anticipation. While banks dragged down the ASX yesterday, the broader market could make gains today. An 11% gain for Block may have helped limit the ASX 200 dip yesterday. The stock will join the S&P 500 listing this week, which is seen as a huge positive. Investors will focus on Reserve Bank board minutes...2025-07-2207 minMoney NewsThe Market Wrap with Tony Sycamore – Market Analyst, IG AustraliaUS rates could be cut sooner than expected, depending on results out of the Non-Farm Payrolls this week. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: down 0.02%, 8595 GOLD: $3,356 US/ounce BITCOIN: $166,513 AUD Pro Medicus climbed 7.8% to $307.39 after announcing two contracts in the United States worth more than $200 million in total. BHP jumped 5.6%, Mineral Resources closed 7.8% higher, with Fortescue & Rio Tinto up 1.8%. Up more than 1% was Wisetech Global, James Hardie and Bluescope Steel. G8 fell 7.4% for its third day of losses in a row after one of its former employees was charged with offences related to the alleged abuse of children. Commbank d...2025-07-0307 min
Finance News WrapTue, 3rd Jun 2025In the Weekly Finance News Wrap for June 3, 2025, Paige Estritori discusses key events in Australia's financial sector. First, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) experienced a boost due to a U.S. court's temporary pause on tariffs, raising the ASX 200 index by 0.15%. However, market experts recommend caution due to ongoing trade policy uncertainties. In banking, job cuts at Westpac spurred FSU criticism, pushing for increased transparency as the sector moves towards digitization. Amid growing living costs, a Colonial First State survey reports financial strain on Australians, emphasizing the need for accessible financial advice. Lastly, Ubank research shows that, with surging rents...2025-06-0300 min
Finance News WrapMon, 2nd Jun 2025In this episode of the Weekly Finance News Wrap, Paige Estritori brings the latest from Financial Services Online. The episode dives into an optimistic update about the Australian Securities Exchange, aided by suspended Liberation Day tariffs, contributing to the upswing of the ASX 200 index in the energy and tech sectors. In banking news, Westpac is under the microscope for its plans to cut a significant number of jobs. The podcast also reveals the rising financial strain amongst Australians, leading to an increased demand for universally accessible financial advice. The episode concludes with an intriguing update on the property market, where...2025-06-0200 min
Finance News WrapSun, 1st Jun 2025In this episode of Weekly Finance News Wrap, we discuss key updates from Australia's financial sector. First, we discuss how the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) celebrated as a US court disrupted former President Trump's tariff policies, resulting in the ASX 200 index rising by 0.15%. Energy and tech sectors showed impressive performances following this, including Woodside Energy, Santos, and WiseTech Global. We then discuss Westpac's controversial decision to make more than 1500 employees redundant, the largest move of its kind within a decade, and the ensuing call for transparency. We also unpack an alarming survey revealing financial stress among Australians, with 20% living paycheck...2025-06-0100 min
Financial Services News WrapSun, 18th May 2025In this podcast, Paige Estritori covers major financial developments as of May 18, 2025. Australia sees an 8% decrease in real per capita household disposable income since 2022, signaling potential economic challenges. Recommendations include enhancing productivity and trade terms to counter downward trends. In contrast, Australia's housing market enjoys a boost, with the total value exceeding $11 trillion. However, high property prices pose challenges to potential buyers and renters, prompting policymakers to explore interventions like strategic urban planning and affordable housing investments. In the crypto world, Bitcoin could surge to US$200,000, according to Global X strategist, Justin Lin, though inconsistent global regulations may pose risks...2025-05-1800 min
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe ambulances at the bottom of our cliffs are fullLong stories short, the top six things in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, February 18 are:* A NZ Herald investigation published yesterday into the performance of EDs has found almost a third of a million patients were not seen within the recommended times in the first half of last year;* ED doctor Gary Payinda pointed in his substack post yesterday at international research showing overcrowding and ‘bed blocking’ resulted in the deaths of one in every 83 patients stuck in EDs for more than eight hours, with the risk of death in an...2025-02-1705 min
Market UpdatesEnd of Day Report – Tuesday 11 February - ASX 200 closes up 1 point as CSL drops hard on US vaccine issues - SGH roars - Gold hits more recordsASX 200 gave back early gains to close up 1 points at 8484 as falls in CSL post results, took its toll. CSL down after analyst briefing and US flu shots underwhelming. Banks held firm although CBA down % ahead of numbers tomorrow. WBC up % and ANZ up % with the Big Bank Basket at $267.86 (-0.2%). MQG reported 9-month numbers. Nothing much to get excited about but it tried to rally up 1.6% with other financials doing well. HUB up 1.4% and NWL up 2.7%. I...2025-02-1113 min
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyLuxon flicks Reti's hospital pass to BrownLong stories short to start the year in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate: * Christopher Luxon fired Shane Reti as Health Minister and replaced him with Simeon Brown, who Luxon sees as National’s most politically effective minister, but who will have to manage hospitals and health with the same budget;* Luxon said the reshuffle was all about re-focusing the Government on restarting economic growth, but the main changes were in the big spending areas of Health and Transport, and the reshuffle came straight after a bad poll;* Big businesses are...2025-01-1909 min
Economy WatchA huge week of new data awaits usKia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news of a large number of key new releases to end the year.It might be the final full week before the summer holidays (in New Zealand), but there will be a lot going on and a lot to follow. Here of course it is the week when corporates and the government re...2024-12-1505 min
CommSec Market UpdateMarket Close 4th Nov 24: Aussie stocks snap three day losing streakThe ASX 200 has bounced back, breaking a three-day losing streak amid a strong start to November, fuelled by positive U.S. market performance and widespread sector gains. Most sectors surged, though energy and materials lagged due to global economic strains, notably from China. Noteworthy updates included Westpac’s financial results, with a slight dip in annual profit but a promising dividend increase, and Telix Pharmaceuticals’ 3.5% rise following policy changes that benefit its cancer diagnostics. Meanwhile, Mineral Resources and The Star Entertainment struggled amid management issues and financial challenges. This critical week also brings interest rate decisions from the RBA and...2024-11-0409 min
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWill banks & insurers back self-consented homes?Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, October 30: * The Government’s move to allow qualified builders, plumbers and drainlayers to self-consent their work faces potential hurdles from reluctant insurers and bankers wanting protection against another leaky buildings crisis. * Scoop of the day: Rob Stock reports this morning for The Post-$$$ that BNZ, ASB & Westpac have started setting emissions reduction targets for farmers, while ANZ is preparing to start targeting farm emissions.* Deep-dive of the day: An Ips...2024-10-2904 min
Cyber BriefingOctober 16, 2024 - Cyber Briefing👉 What's trending in cybersecurity today?
🚨 #CyberAlerts
CISA Issues Warning on Active Exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk Flaw
Source: CISA
HORUS Protector Crypter Actively Distributing Multiple Trojan Malwares
Source: SonicWall
EDRSilencer Red Team Tool Actively Used by Attackers to Evade Detection
Source: Jacob Santos, Cj Arsley Mateo and Sarah Pearl Camiling via Trend Micro
Critical Microsoft Dataverse Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation Attacks
Source: Microsoft
Google Releases Chrome Update to Fix 17 Security Vulnerabilities
Sour...2024-10-1609 min
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Markets Bounce on Banking BoostThe ASX 200 ended higher – as CBA and Macquarie bank touched fresh highs. The miners did better, as the iron ore price recovered – plus NAB and Westpac release their latest business and consumer confidence surveys. For more, Rhayna Bosch spoke with Activam Group managing director and head of investments Robert Talevski.2024-09-1005 min
Success and More Interesting StuffNo shortcuts! How Ian Macoun built a $100 billion funds management behemothIt is rare for a person to spend the first half of their working life in the public service and then pivot to build a multi-billion dollar financial business. Making the story even more remarkable is that this person grew up in regional Queensland - where financial products are hardly the main course of the local economy.
Ian Macoun, the Managing Director and Founder of Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX: PNI) was born in Rockhampton - a city best known for its cattle production. He left town to work for the Queensland Treasury before being poached as a 33-ye...2024-08-0757 min
Property & Wealth Mastery: Unveiling Success with Zaki AmeerHow did Zaki start his Investment Journey?How did you start your investment journey? I think that question is truthful because there's the property investment journey, and someone sometimes has to think about investing in themselves. I think that's a more significant part. So before I guess we get into how I started my property investing journey, I spent a lot of time and money investing in myself and investing myself back then. And this was before Facebook was even created, where you'd have to listen to CDs. There was no YouTube. So I spent 11 years at Westpac, and during that time, ever...2024-05-2601 min
Equity Mates Investing PodcastExpert: Dion Hershan - Avoid the Mundane 7 | Yarra CapitalDion Hershan is Executive Chairman and Head of Australian Equities at Yarra Capital. Today on the podcast, he gives us a new name for the largest stocks on the Aussie share market: The Mundane 7 (made up of the big 4 banks - Commonwealth, NAB, ANZ and Westpac - and the 3 large miners - BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue).In this episode Dion advises us to avoid the Mundane 7 and shares where he thinks the biggest growth opportunities in the Aussie share market reside: the ASX 200 outside the biggest 20 companies.In this episode we also...2024-05-1332 minEconomy WatchBond yields rise as rate cut bets fadeKia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news investors are much less sure rate cuts will come in 2024.This week, given that American jobs growth remained strong in March, all eyes will now turn to their inflation data with CPI due out on Thursday. That is expected to show inflation rising there slightly to 3.5%, but core inflation easing slightly to...2024-04-0705 min
Leader Talk - By BrainiactLeader Talk - Episode 73. Emma Walsh. Founder CEO of Parents At Work.Emma Walsh is the founder and CEO of Parents At Work, Australia’s first service dedicated to helping parents return to work. Parents At Work supports both parents and organisations to better manage the challenges that employees face when balancing work and family life. The company was recognised in Westpac’s 2017 list of Australia’s Top 200 Businesses of Tomorrow.As a mother of three, Emma is a passionate advocate for improving parental leave and flexible work rights for working parents. She is an author and international speaker and also helps develop aspiring female leaders through leader...2023-12-1259 min
Jane Anderson Show PodcastEpisode 83 - Leadership Communication Specialist, Speaker, Author, Coach, and Mentor, Mel KettleIn this episode of the Jane Anderson Show, I'm so thrilled to interview an amazing lady, Mel Kettle. Mel Kettle is an internationally recognised expert in fully connected leadership and communication. Mel is a trusted mentor to executives and leaders and a highly sought-after speaker and trainer. Her clients include leaders, teams and organisations that want to achieve real connection and sustained engagement. At the heart of everything Mel does is a commitment to self-leadership. She has an over-arching belief that we need to lead ourselves first before we can lead ot...2023-07-2640 min
Market UpdatesMarcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 19th JulyASX 200 up 40 points to 7324 (0.6%) in quiet trade again. Lacking conviction. Narrow range and once again banks leading the way higher, following US peers higher on NIM. CBA up 2.0%, ANZ up 2.0%, and the Big Bank Basket up to $180.15(2.0%). Insurers better too, QBE up 0.8% and SUN better. Money managers also in demand, ASX up 0.9% and MFG up 2.3%, with MQG rising 1.2%. REITS in demand after the drubbing yesterday, GMG missed out flat, SGP up 2.0...2023-07-1913 minBetween the BellsMorning Bell 14 JuneThe first trading session on the ASX for the shortened week ended in a positive note, with the key index closing up 0.23%, and 8 of the 11 sectors ending the day higher.Pizza giant Domino’s tumbled over 7% on Tuesday after the company said it expects sales to fall below expectations for FY23 as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite. The market may also have been led by NAB business confidence data out yesterday showing Aussie business sentiment slid 4 points in May from a flat reading in April in signs of tougher times faced in the local economy from a bu...2023-06-1405 minBetween the BellsMorning Bell 12 MayOn Wall Street overnight, US equities closed mixed. While the Nasdaq closed the higher, the Dow Jones closed more than 200 points lower, or 0.66%, the fourth straight day of losses, and the S&P500 dropped 0.17%. The major benchmarks were dragged down my Disney shares falling 8% the day after the media giant released its fiscal second-quarter results. The results showed that higher prices helped to narrow Disney’s losses, however subscriber growth was significantly lower. Disney is also taking on impairment charges of US$1.5 to US$1.8 billion, as the company removes more content from its streaming platforms. Also overnight, the...2023-05-1203 min
Global Finance - 寰宇金融西太平洋銀行半年利潤長22% 中期股息派每股7毫昨日（5月8日）澳股造好，ASX 200 收 7276 點，升 56 點。西太平洋銀行 Westpac 昨公佈 23財年上半年業績報告。Westpac上半年開支大幅減少，半年淨利潤增 22%，達 40 億澳元。董事會決定宣布發中期股息每股 7 毫。受中資金融及石油股帶動，港股昨日亦造好，連升三個交易日，內銀股走強。本周投資者將密切關注美國消費者通脹數據，市場待美聯儲確認加息周期結束，美元弱，黃金則升。詳情請收聽這節【寰宇金融】。2023-05-0904 min
Difference Makers PodcastDifference Makers Discuss - Fostering Female Ambition - Ep02 - Ainslee van OnselenThe Chartered Accountants Worldwide ED&I Taskforce collaborated with research agency, Magenta, to understand and map the career journey of women in the Chartered Accountancy profession. The global qualitative and quantitative research study of over 3500 members across 8 countries identifies the barriers ambitious women are facing which prevent them reaching their true potential.In this webinar we revealed and debated the survey findings and delved into the opportunities and challenges for women in the profession, their employers and the lessons we can learn.In this podcast episode we hear from Ainslie van Onselen, Chief Executive Officer...2023-04-2708 min
Her Ambitious CareerEp 87 - 'Work Flexibility Is NOT a Woman's Issue, But An Economic One', with guest, Emma Walsh CEO Family Friendly WorkplacesWelcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their lives and careers.My guest today is Emma Walsh, CEO of Family Friendly Workplaces.Do you wish your company offered you and your team greater flexibility?Do you feel your company understands your needs and values?Does your company recognise that you have a life outside of the office?In this episode, Emma and I are talking about flexible working, work-life balance and the need, especially...2023-04-0327 min
Members PodcastTHE MARCUS TODAY MORNING MEETING – Wednesday 14th DecemberThe ASX 200 is up 18 points (+0.3%) following lower (better) than expected US inflation. Sectors are mixed, Gold is the best as the US dollar drops 1%, and Financials are the worst. Banks are the worst performers; the Big Bank Basket is down 0.6% to $183.94, giving up some of yesterday’s gains. Resources and Materials are up slightly, up 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. Gold up 2.6%. The All-Tech Index is up 1.0%. Westpac Bank (WBC) down 1.1% after announcing the retirement of its chairman at today’s AGM. Endeavo...2022-12-1412 minMembers PodcastTHE MARCUS TODAY MORNING MEETING – Thursday 17th NovemberASX 200 up 9 at Midday - narrow range - not much going on. In the Podcast today we revisit the One Stock Portfolio and have a few ideas. The Strategy seems set. Back to finding ideas. Gold up, Resources down. Westpac Ex-Dividend. Anyone who has been in broking will tell you that the Morning Meeting is how all brokers start the day. The format is to have a quick look at the overnight markets, consider what's coming up in the day ahead, hear from the analysts, share ideas and get set up for the d...2022-11-1719 minMembers PodcastTHE MARCUS TODAY MORNING MEETING – Tuesday 8th NovemberThe market is up again today, the ASX 200 is up 25 points (+0.4 %) to 6959 as banks bounce back from yesterday’s fall, up 1.1%. Mining and Resources clinging onto yesterday’s gains, with BHP and FMG both up 0.1%. Westpac’s announcement not looking as bad as it first seemed yesterday as they jumped 1.7%, and The Big Bank Basket moves up 1.1% to $184.28. Gold and utilities, and healthcare are holding their own, with both sectors trading higher. Energy the worst sector, d...2022-11-0808 minBetween the BellsMorning Bell 13 SeptemberThe US market closed higher for the fourth straight session off the back of growing confidence that inflation has peaked. Also boosting sentiment was a weaker US dollar. This saw the Dow rise more than 200 points, and both the S&P500 and Nasdaq lift more than 1%. Investors are now awaiting the release of the August consumer price index report on Tuesday morning US time. In Europe, markets also closed higher, with the German DAX up the most, rising 2.4%. What to watch today:The SPI futures are suggesting that the ASX200 will open 0.6% hi...2022-09-1303 min
The COB from ausbizCereal offenders 🥣Details within the Commonwealth Bank’s full year results were clearly enough to bolster confidence in the broader banking sector, resulting in big gains for the majors and regional players. ANZ jumped 3.5%, Westpac 1.8% and NAB 1.6%, boosting the financial sector to a 0.5% gain. Performances elsewhere were less convincing. IT was walloped 3.8% following profit warnings from US chip manufacturers, weak earnings reports after the bell on Wall Street and news Elon Musk has been selling down his Tesla stake. Losses across healthcare, consumer discretionary and materials exceeded 1%. Telecommunications and REITs fell by 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. At the individual level, Megaport and Computershare we...2022-08-1012 min
The ImposterousEpisode 38: Peter NankervisThe Imposterous, Peter Nankervis is Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Group and a passionate corporate coach working with CEO’s and guiding leadership teams to identify the right people and performance solutions to accelerate business transformation and growth. He brings to this episode a history of partnering with companies that have successfully accelerated their enterprise value, in many cases leading to acquisition.He’s all about providing a clear roadmap for leaders and developed the leadership technology platform 6Ceed, for which Lighthouse was awarded the Westpac top 200 Business of Tomorrow. Priding himself on a very...2022-06-2733 min
War Stories with Preston and Sayre200: Vietnam War From The Sea with Doug MaterToday, we are joined with Doug Mater. From 1971-1973, Doug served on two Westpac cruises to South East Asia (Vietnam) as a naval ammo bearer on the USS Sample.
Doug is Preston's father-in-law and we discuss many of his personal stories rarely shared. We talk about what it was like to be a young man in an era of the draft during a turbulent time in American history. We also discuss the experiences of being an ammo bearer on a Navy gunship, and the amount of firepower the Americans unleashed from the sea.
Since returning hom...2022-06-031h 06The COB from ausbizThe good, the great & the ugly 🤠All sectors except real estate, consumer staples and utilities finished lower. Information Technology was hammered, following the weak Nasdaq lead. It skidded 3.4%, outpacing declines of more than 1.3% for energy and consumer discretionary. On the macro front, Westpac’s Bill Evans now sees the RBA hiking in June. The Fed continues to talk tough on inflation. Neither helped long duration names today. Novonix, Liontown Resources, WiseTech Global, Life360 and Pointsbet slumped more than 5.8%. Plus-sized women’s fashion retailer City Chic was hung on the sales rack, sliding 6.4%. There were some winners on the day. Magellan jumped 9.7% on signs outflows may be s...2022-04-0713 minBetween the BellsMorning Bell 3 FebruaryYesterday, the Aussie share market continued its positive streak in February, closing 1.2% higher to pop back over 7,000 points. We also heard from RBA Governor Philip Lowe, who stated that a rate rise later this year was a plausible situation. And BHP (ASX:BHP) once again became the largest company on the Aussie share market after officially completing the unification of its Australian and UK listings. In sector performances, nearly all sectors closed in the green, with the energy and materials sectors gaining the most. On the ASX200 stock leader board, eight mining stocks were amongst the best p...2022-02-0204 min
AGM WatchFiona Balzer - 2021 Season Wrap UpEach year the Australian Shareholders' Association monitors the performance of most of Australia’s top 200 companies - protecting the rights of retail shareholders with a dedicated team of volunteer company monitors. Fiona Balzer is the Policy and Advocacy Manager at the ASA and we chat about the AGM Season that's just been.We discuss:Voting against Westpac’s remuneration report.17 “strikes” for companies we monitor. The top 3 were Dexus 66%, Link Administration 63% and Rio Tinto 61%.Virtual & Hybrid meetingsAnd all the fun and games of the Blackmores AGM2021-12-1617 minBetween the BellsMorning Bell 16 DecemberThe Aussie share market closed 0.7% lower yesterday, its biggest fall in nearly two weeks, with nearly all sectors closing in the red. Tech shares led the losses, down 2.6%. It was only the utilities sector that was able to post a modest gain of 0.3%. On the ASX200 stock performance, just 40 of the top 200 blue chips by market value posted a positive gain for the day. The best performers included Virgin Money UK (ASX:VUK) and Alumina (ASX:ALU). Some other top stocks included Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC), as well as AGL Energy (ASX:AGL). Meanwhile, PointsBet Holdings (ASX:PB...2021-12-1505 min
Saving Brothers Podcast for Health, Self, and WealthParent Alienation and Mental Health with Phil GrayPhil Gray is a man who is passionate about Men’s Mental and Physical Health as well as parenting issues – in particular being a leading advocate for “Parent Alienation” to be criminalised as a form of child abuse in Australia as it is in other jurisdictions.Phil is recognised as a highly accomplished facilitator awarded lifetime Fellowship to the Learning & Performance Institute.In 2014 Phil launched ‘The Garage” – Westpac’s Internal Digital Accelerator and Innovation aimed at helping Australia’s first company thank and act like a 200 year old start up.The success of “The Garage” earned P...2021-12-1552 min
Property Investment, Success & Money | The Michael Yardney PodcastThe Big Picture – economic & property trends you must understand – November 2021 with Pete WargentSince Australia’s economy and our property markets don’t operate in isolation, I regularly have a look at the big picture, the macroeconomic factors affecting not just Australia’s economy, but the world economy to help us understand what’s ahead for us, and I do this in these Big Picture Podcasts with Pete Wargent. While regular listeners know Pete well, if you’re new to this podcast, firstly welcome, because I see there are thousands of new listeners every month, but the reason I’m keen to discuss these matters with Pete is not because of his acade...2021-11-0836 minEquity Mates Investing PodcastCEO Series: Brian Hartzer - Challenges of Leading Westpac for 6 YearsBrain is an Australian business executive who was the Managing Director and CEO of Westpac from 2014 to 2020. He has recently released a book, The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement. In this episode he talks specifically about the his key leadership learnings, and personal career perspectives, and answers questions about his time guiding Westpac through the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry,Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:$50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, OwenTrack your investment...2021-05-2653 min
Better Business, Better LifeSustainable Business, Better Profit with Dave Rouse - Episode 6 of Better Business, Better Life!A Kiwi born entrepreneur, who grew up between the bush in the Waitakeres, and working on an organic farm in his teenage years. Dave’s connection to the land and his Maori heritage, has seen him bring a unique set of sustainability value into a variety of businesses.Dave has owned over a dozen businesses and a charity, as well as holding several board positions. Each with (or under pressure from Dave to have), triple bottom line reporting.Most have won environmental (such as SBN) and business (such as Westpac) awards. Philanthropic focus saw Dave’s attention move to c...2021-02-1527 min
EOS for a Better Business, Better LifeSustainable Business, Better Profit with Dave Rouse - Episode 6 of Better Business, Better Life!A Kiwi born entrepreneur, who grew up between the bush in the Waitakeres, and working on an organic farm in his teenage years. Dave’s connection to the land and his Maori heritage, has seen him bring a unique set of sustainability value into a variety of businesses.
Dave has owned over a dozen businesses and a charity, as well as holding several board positions. Each with (or under pressure from Dave to have), triple bottom line reporting.
Most have won environmental (such as SBN) and business (such as Westpac) awards. Philanthropic focus saw Dave’s at...2021-02-1527 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS475. News: Ant’s record-breaking IPO - they’re 1% done!
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Clare Gambardella - Chief Customer Officer at Zopa
Chris Skinner, author, speaker - CEO at the Finanser and fintech guru
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
Ant Group to raise $34.5 billion, valuing it at over $313 billion, in biggest IPO of all time (02:43)
PayPal allows cryptocurrency on their platform, and JPMorgan creates new unit for blockchain projects (16:14)
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Auckland Property & NZX Stock Market Tips with MaximSherstobitov.NZNZX Stock Market 7-Day Review & Economy News (16 Aug 2020)The new restrictions cast a shadow over the NZ market as the NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that alert level 3 in Auckland would be extended for 12 days.
She said there is nothing to suggest a move to alert level 4 was required.
The market was down 2.5% in early trading - its biggest fall in two months - but went up as investors processed the impacts of the lockdown and the Reserve Bank announced further stimulus which will support financial markets.
The shutdown will have a...2020-08-1608 min
Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose.The journey of a Non-Tekky Tech Founder With special guest Sharon Melamed, founder of MatchboardSmall Biz Matters – #170 Providing the small business community with educational content and advocacy since 2014
with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner.
Date: 11 August 2020
Not all Tech Founders are cut from the same cloth. We imagine an uber-cool twenty something hipster in designer ripped jeans in their inner west grungy garage, spouting bourjois ideals and claiming their commercial idea is there to make the world a better place.
But what of those founders who fell into the role - coming up with one of those once in a lifetime nuggets that might, just...2020-08-1121 min
Podcast ArchiveMarcus Strategy Wednesday July 15th 2020The market having a good day on the back of vaccine hopes. Over 6000 on the ASX 200 again - lets see if that holds. Banks under a cloud as Westpac promises a market update on August 18 which sounds like it could be a profit warning about the "Continued impact of COVID-19". Resources firm again ahead of results in a few weeks, production numbers in the next week and ahead of the Chinese GDP number tomorrow. Tech stocks holding up today. Virus case news continues to accelerate badly. US-China relations are in the bin and now UK-China relations as Boris tells...2020-07-1512 min
Mentor ListDiv Pillay - Diversity Matters Leaders in Conversation Mini SeriesDiv Pillay is the CEO & Co-Founder of MindTribes and social enterprise, Culturally Diverse Workforces (CDW). Both businesses focus on cultural inclusion delivering a business impact. MindTribes and CDW work with ANZ and global executive leaders, offshore staff, multicultural employees and customers to ensure that big brands extract the economic and business benefit of cultural diversity. They are concerned with the current & future customer and work and how this is optimised. Under Div’s leadership MindTribes has won several industry awards, the latest being recognised by Westpac as one of the 200 Businesses of Tomorrow, 2018. In addition, Div was named by the Aus...2020-04-1537 minMentor ListDiv Pillay - Diversity Matters Leaders in Conversation Mini SeriesDiv Pillay is the CEO & Co-Founder of MindTribes and social enterprise, Culturally Diverse Workforces (CDW). Both businesses focus on cultural inclusion delivering a business impact. MindTribes and CDW work with ANZ and global executive leaders, offshore staff, multicultural employees and customers to ensure that big brands extract the economic and business benefit of cultural diversity. They are concerned with the current & future customer and work and how this is optimised. Under Div’s leadership MindTribes has won several industry awards, the latest being recognised by Westpac as one of the 200 Businesses of Tomorrow, 2018. In addition, Div was named by the Aus...2020-04-1537 min
InvestopolyBorrowing capacity has increased - but by how much?Two weeks ago, APRA told the banks that it no longer expects them to use a benchmark interest rate of 7.25% when testing an applicant's borrowing capacity. Instead, they must add a buffer of at least 2.50% onto the loan's interest rate. Given most home loan interest rates are in the 3's, that could substantially improve your borrowing capacity.
The banks are starting to push back on regulators
Until now, the banks have remained relatively silent about the government's crackdown on lending standards which has resulted in a severe reduction in borrowing capacity. Of course, they have wanted to stay out of...2019-07-1713 min
Margin Call#007: Sophie Gerber, Founder of Sophie GraceSophie Gerber (@SophieGerber) is the Founder of Sophie Grace, a legal & compliance consultancy and Co-Founder of TRAction FinTech, a regulatory technology business. Sophie is a leader in the space of legal & compliance in the finance industry within Australia, publishing regularly across the industry. The breadth of both business, whether it’s Sophie Grace or TRAction FinTech, clearly highlight the array of Sophie’s knowledge. Her blog posts are quite brilliant in their ability to sort through the weeds that must exist within this space. This chat with Sophie was a really interesting look into her back...2019-02-2734 min
Noob Spearo PodcastNSP:076 John Pengelly Dogtooth & Wahoo Spearfishing World RecordsInterview with John Pengelly Find a Dual spearfishing world record holder John Pengelly joins us and shares the tales of these two special fish taken from the waters of French Polysnesia. On his second day in the Austral Islands John took the opportunity to shoot a 137 lb or 62.6 kg Wahoo that beat out the former record by more than 12lbs. As if the Wahoo wasn't enough John went out again and shot a 240 lb or 109 kg Dogtooth Tuna smashing the former 91kg, 200.4 lb model taken by former guest on the show in Indonesia. This interview is packed full of practical i...2018-03-141h 29
AMplify - Conversations at the Australian MuseumTreasures, Episode 1: The first and finest gallery in the landStep inside the treasure that is the Westpac Long Gallery, Australia’s oldest gallery in the nation’s first museum. When it opened to the public, in 1857, a quarter of Sydney’s population queued to witness its wonders of nature and culture. The gallery now houses the 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum. Behind every object is a story – join Charles Wooley and Kim McKay as they reveal some of them.2018-03-1210 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 9 - A single wordCould you think of a single word that you most identify with? The 200 Women project asked amazing women from around the world to do just that. Can you guess what they said? We’ll give you a hint – love, trust, hope and courage. Listen in to hear why.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Ronni Kahn, the founder of food rescue organisation OzHarvest.
Vidya Balan, a Bollywood actor and human rights activist.
Eva McGauley, an anti-sexual violence activist. She has been diagnosed with terminal nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Jessica Gallagher, a vision-impaired Paralypian who was the first Australian to win medals at bot...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 8 - InspirationInspiring someone is one of the greatest gifts you can give. It’s not a tangible thing, you can be inspired to do many things – ethical business, raising awareness, improving people’s living and working conditions or simply to love more. We hope you feel inspired listening.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Valerie Van Galder, a former film producer who now runs Depressed Cake Shop to raise awareness and funds to help those suffering with mental health issues.
Marilyn Waring, a former member of the New Zealand parliament and professor of public policy.
Miranda Tapsell, an actor and Indigeno...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 7 - PerspectiveA new perspective is a hard thing to gain, but when found, its lessons are never forgotten. The 200 Women project discovered new perspectives on trauma, religion and acceptance. Truly eye opening.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Embeth Davidtz, an actor and breast cancer survivor.
Miranda Tapsell, an actor and Indigenous rights activist.
Rosie Batty, an advocate and campaigner against family violence following the murder of her son, Luke, by his father.
Susan Carland, a writer, sociologist and academic. She converted from Christianity to Islam at the age of 19.
Joanne Fedler, an author and writing mentor. Based in Australia, sh...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 6 - ChangeChange is scary but often worth it. In fact for the world to move on, to be propelled forward, change is exactly what we need. Listen to inspiring women talk about the change we still need in terms of gender pay disparity, sexual assault, human rights and women in the workplace. Maybe it will inspire you to be the change that is needed.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Karen Mattison, an advocate for quality, flexible work arrangements for mothers.
Alexandra Paul, an actor and environmental and animal rights activist whose activism has resulted in numerous arrests.
Kyah Simon, a...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 5 - PainNo one likes to talk about pain. Listen as some extraordinary women talk about stories of breast cancer, the death of a child, depression and witnessing loved ones pass away.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Ros Kelly, an environmentalist, former politician and breast cancer survivor.
Emma Davies, an actor and breast cancer survivor.
Dana Donofree, a businesswoman and breast cancer survivor whose company designs lingerie for women affected by breast cancer.
Libby Lyons, the director of Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Linda Jean Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to serve in the House of Representatives in the Aust...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 4 - HappinessWhilst we all want to be happy, it turns out that what makes each of us happy is very different. Listen in as women reveal their aspiration to sit around a kitchen table filled with joy, to be creative, to watch others thrive, to find the meaning of life and to help young people among other things.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Bec Ordish, Australian-born founder of the Mitrataa Foundation, a not-for-profit education and skills-development organisation, based in Nepal.
Gail Kelly, Westpac’s first female CEO and the only female CEO of a major bank
Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, an e...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 3 - Life storiesWe all have stories to tell. The 200 Women project found 200 extraordinary life stories from around the world that we can share. Listen as women talk about immigration, the physical challenges of being a girl, the civil rights movement and gender reassignment.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Caroline Paul, an adventurer, author and former firefighter.
Alexandra Paul, an actor and environmental and animal rights activist whose activism has resulted in numerous arrests.
Ivy Ross, Vice President, Design for Hardware Products at Google.
Deana Puccio, a lawyer and sex educator, and former assistant district attorney for the Brooklyn sex crimes an...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 2 - What mattersThe 200 Women project asked women what matters to them. Truth, dignity, the planet and self-belief are just some of the topics women spoke to.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Vidya Balan, a Bollywood actor and human rights activist.
Inna Modja, an acclaimed musician based in France. She was born in Mali, and is a survivor of female genital mutilation.
Bobbi Brown, the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and the recently launched Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls.
Jane Caro, an award-winning Australian author, social commentator and broadcaster.
Shami Chakrabarti, a member of the British House of Lords and La...2017-10-2300 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 1 - An introductionThis podcast series is a collection of extraordinary stories from extraordinary women around the world. In this episode we’ll discuss the themes of the series, with some insights into the women involved. We hope they give you perspective, joy and understanding in equal measures.2017-10-2300 min
TMC Podcast: Interviews with Medical SpecialistsTMC035: Oncology with Dr Ranjana SrivastavaDr Ranjana Srivastava is a well-decorated oncologist that also holds numerous accolades, including the Westpac Women of Influence Award, recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to medicine in the field of doctor-patient communication, and award-winning author for The Guardian. As a medical student, she enjoyed most fields, but ruled out obstetrics when she "almost dropped a baby", and surgery when she fainted in theatre! It was a rural rotation in oncology where she saw the calming influence her consultants had on patients that she decided to pursue this field.
She has also kept up h...2017-10-0143 min
The Politics of Everything1: The Politics of Flexible Work - Natalie GoldmanNatalie Goldman talks to us on The Politics of Flexible Work. As CEO of FlexCareers, Natalie walks the walk and today, she will talk the talk too, on a subject that affects every family unit at some stage. Flexcareers was recently named one of Westpac’s 200 Businesses of Tomorrow, and has a growing list of big name companies and smaller businesses putting their hat in the ring when it comes to flexible working arrangements. As a working mother who has for the bulk of her career worked in full-time corporate roles, Natalie Goldman has had ample cha...2017-05-2930 min
This Week in Location Based Marketing (Video) | Mobile marketing | context marketing | smartphone marketing | SMS marketing | context-based marketingTWiLBM #194: Live from the gentle island<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/4eeb0153a332dde82c509fbc979965902ed078de/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/7e9186ee59771beef831f90614f839ff5d204c38.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='TWiLBM #194: Live from the gentle island'/></a></p><p>
Welcome to episode #194. On the show: A compressed, no-frills version of the show today as Rob is remote on Prince Edward Island. Stories about Tinder match-making for dogs; Simon Malls & Mobiquity...2014-08-1127 min