News - NZ Herald Columns

• Too Big to Fail Kiwi Style
  Tuesday, 7 September 2010
  Let's hope the unfortunate demise of South Canterbury Finance is the closing act of the era of financial sector profligacy.
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• Obsession with Hospitals is Hurting Us
  Tuesday, 17 August 2010
  The third leg of this series on getting more bang for bucks from the public health system requires raising the efficiency of delivery.
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• Our approach to booze has been pathetic
  Tuesday, 10 August 2010
  The health sector is overburdened by those who don't know how to look after themselves or don't give a damn.
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• Short-term gains won't make up for big losses
  Monday, 9 August 2010
  Many people don't understand why they are still in a deep hole, even after they have had a year of great returns. At fault is New Zealanders' unhealthy obsession with short-term investment performance and the corresponding risks the investment industry take to participate in it.
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• Cautious Investors are Right on the Money
  Tuesday, 27 July 2010
  Are too many Kiwis stumbling into KiwiSaver and ending up in inappropriate conservative or default funds?
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• Inadequacy of Code Committee Laid Bare
  Wednesday, 21 July 2010
  Comments by Brian Gaynor last week on the curious approach taken to the revamp of financial advice by the 2009 appointed Code Committee for Authorised Financial Advisers didn't go far enough
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• It's Time for Medical Leaders to Step Up
  Tuesday, 13 July 2010
  GARETH MORGAN, DIRECTOR GARETH MORGAN INVESTMENTS Last week I outlined why the public health system, despite the best endeavours of the professionals who operate it, delivers to the public its services in an unfair and arbitrary fashion. The squeaky wheel syndrome, whereby those advantaged by havin...
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• Best Treatment Goes to the Loudest
  Tuesday, 6 July 2010
  The way the limited resources of our public health system are allocated across those in need is increasingly ad hoc and unfair.
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• Best to Expect the Unexpected
  Tuesday, 29 June 2010
  Investors should always be wary of portfolios heavily backing the sure bet...
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• Risk Understood Poorly By Those Who Profit By It
  Tuesday, 22 June 2010
  Most investors are vaguely familiar with the tradeoff between return and risk. But risk is generally poorly understood by investors, despite it being the dominant factor influencing their returns.
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