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Greg Smith

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
10
Latest publication
Sep 29, 2026
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Top 5K sites
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Greg Smith

    AI's biggest investment winners are not necessarily what you'd expect (opens the original)

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    Security guardrails could become a major investment market. Image / Getty Artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as the biggest investment opportunity since the internet. But that does not mean every AI company, semiconductor manufacturer, software developer or data-centre project will produce attractive returns. History shows that transformative technologies can create enormous economic value while investors still back the wrong companies, pay the wrong prices or misjudge where profits ult

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Greg Smith

    KiwiSaver fees edge below Australia's despite scale gap (opens the original)

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    KiwiSaver has $138.8b, but 41.3% of members don't contribute. Photo / Getty Images Political agreement is not something New Zealanders have been conditioned to expect in an election year. Yet beneath the argument over detail, something significant is happening around KiwiSaver. Parties across much of the political spectrum increasingly see the scheme as national infrastructure that needs to become larger, more inclusive and more effective. As policymakers consider how to grow KiwiSaver, new inte

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Greg Smith

    Active vs passive investing: Why one statistic doesn't settle the debate (opens the original)

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    Studies question whether both active and passive fund managers are being measured by the right benchmark. As it stands, both groups tend to miss their target. Photo / 123rf Around 80% of active fund managers fail to beat their benchmark. It’s one of the most quoted numbers in investing, and it’s usually wheeled out as though it ends the conversation. The number often emanates from SPIVA, S&P Indices Versus Active, a scorecard S&P Dow Jones Indices has produced since 2002, comparing actively mana

  4. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Greg Smith

    Kiwi companies get on with it despite tough conditions (opens the original)

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    Port of Tauranga produced a high-quality result with profit exceeding guidance and expectations. Pictured is a render of the automated cranes the port wants to install to service the 285m Sulphur Point wharf extension. Image / Port of Tauranga New Zealand’s August reporting season wrapped up this week – and it wasn’t defined by booming earnings or a suddenly resurgent economy. Many companies continued to report challenging trading conditions, cautious customers and uncertain demand. What stood o

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Greg Smith

    The real problem behind America's bond market turmoil (opens the original)

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    The 30-year US Treasury yield recently pushed above 5.2%, around its highest level since 2007. Financial markets were handed a surprise last week when the US Treasury announced a significant expansion of its longer-dated bond buyback programme. With the 30-year US Treasury yield recently pushing above 5.2%, around its highest level since 2007, and the benchmark 10-year yield around 4.7%, borrowing costs have returned to levels rarely seen since before the Global Financial Crisis. Against that ba

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