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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbrook Discusses #NZXNOW Campaign on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Mitch and Mr Swasbrook are joined by Sam Stubbs, managing director of Simplicity to talk about the NZX. 

  • Chris Swasbrook is calling for shareholders of NZX to be repaid after 11 senior staff and directors were flown to New York

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Elon Musk says Tesla's electric vehicles are only a couple of years away - but by that time, will other car manufacturers have caught up in the race to deliver EV's? 

  • The trade war: US President Donald Trump has said he will impose new tariffs on $200billion in Chinese goods, and he's threatened to add hundreds of billions more.

  • Have Chinese workers been told not to 'bow down' to Trump?

  • BMW have announced they're developing a self-driving motorbike. Why?

  • Talk continues to grow about a possible economic downturn in the near future.

  • Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley and other former Mainzeal directors are currently in court following the 2013 collapse of Mainzeal. The liquidators allege the directors breached their director duties and recklessly allowed the company to trade while it was facing serious financial problems.

  • Multiple banks have announced they are cracking down on lending for building projects. How will this affect our current housing crisis and the KiwiBuild scheme?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • This weekend marks 10 years since Lehman Brothers collapsed, which saw the world financially panic during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

  • What lessons have been learnt by banks in the last 10 years?

  • Are banks in Europe still on life support?

  • What sort of financial state is New Zealand currently in?

  • Amazon is now the world's second trillion-dollar company (after Apple). So why aren't they paying their employees a fair wage?

  • How long until Amazon is broken up?

  • New Zealand's future - where are we going economically, and are we doing the right things to get there?

  • How are small businesses in NZ going?

  • Are drums starting to beat for a banking royal inquiry in New Zealand, similar to the one recently in Australia?


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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Why are glasses and sunglasses so expensive?

  • Luxottica designs, makes and distributes eyewear brands including Ray-Ban and Oakley. Have they cornered the market?

  • Former MP Marama Fox is broke. She's been evicted by her landlord and reportedly still owes money to multiple sources. How did she get herself in this position after having such a high-paying job in Parliament?

  • Talk has started up again regarding another possible Global Financial Crisis. Is it time to start to prepare for another economic downturn

  • Veteran American media and communications investor John Malone has told The Telegraph that "Google will be broken up and will not be allowed to go vertical on services, anything in which they control the search algorithm and figure out ­presenting it to the consumer.”

  • Which is more important to people in New Zealand: Facebook or Google?

  • Do we now live in an artificial economy where nothing is real anymore?


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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Should New Zealand taxpayers be handing money over to the All Blacks?

  • What could the All Blacks brand do to make more money? Is their lack of income through sponsorship NZ Rugby's problem or the government's problem?

  • Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has put together a Business Council. What will the Council do? Is Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon the right man to lead this?

  • Why is there no talk about Australian banks and their Royal Inquiry from the New Zealand government?

  • Will Australia's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison have a positive or negative impact on Australia's economy?

  • What implications could Australia's current political landscape have on trade between New Zealand and Australia?

  • How long could it possibly take for synthetic meat to have a big impact on New Zealand's economy?

  • Personal debt levels in New Zealand are at an all-time high.


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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Mitch and Chris talk with special guest Philippe Legrain.

  • Mr Legrain is a commentator for the BBC, a former correspondent for The Economist magazine, and he has also been special adviser to WTO director-general Mike Moore.

  • Topics covered in the fascinating discussion include what impact a trade war could have on countries including New Zealand, possible financial repercussions after Brexit, and what impact Donald Trump could have on countries' economies.

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • A jury in California has ordered Monsanto to pay US $289 million after school caretaker Dewayne Johnson filed a lawsuit against the company alleging glyphosate caused his cancer. The jury awarded Johnson $39 million in compensation, and ordered Monsanto to pay $250 million in punitive damages.

  • How does this fine compare to other massive fines dished out to American companies?

  • The value of the Turkish Lira has plunged - why? How much further could it fall?

  • How will this affect countries that trade with Turkey?

  • Banks have been shutting down hundreds of ATM machines across New Zealand. How are rural Kiwi's going to withdraw their money?

  • What's going on with crypto currencies suddenly losing so much value?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbrook Talks about New Zealand Banks on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business new

  • Mitch and Chris are joined in studio by Sam Stubbs, Managing Director of Simplicity Kiwisaver Investment Funds, who is calling on the New Zealand government to undertake a Royal inquiry into banks in New Zealand.

  • He says Australian banks in New Zealand take over $5billion from New Zealanders annually, and the cost of the inquiry (thought to be $50million) is only 1 percent of what is taken from NZ each year - and the inquiry would be money well spent.

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Les Moonves, the chief executive of US television network CBS, has been accused of sexual misconduct by six different women spanning several decades in a report by the same journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein.

  • CBS shares on the New York Stock Exchange continue to fall after the network today announced Moonves will be staying in his current position as an investigation into his conduct is undertaken. How low could CBS shares fall? (Since the story broke, CBS shares have dropped from $57.36 US last week to $51.28 US currently).

  • Business confidence in New Zealand has dropped to levels not seen since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Why?

  • What were the biggest mistakes made during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and by whom?

  • Why did Hank Paulson not bail out Lehmann Brothers in 2008?

  • Why have there been so many negative business headlines lately - both in New Zealand and internationally?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • The 'billionaire's bolthole' - if money was made worthless, how would billionaires react? What on Earth would be worth the most as currency? (eg. oil, water, gold, food, tobacco, coffee etc)

  • New Zealand's taxes on tobacco and cigarettes - how big is the 'black market' of tobacco in NZ?

  • Ikea are finally launching their first store in India after 6 years of trying. Ikea India have already employed 150 people just to assemble furniture. Why don't Indians like to put together their own flat-pack furniture?

  • The European Union has fined Google a massive $5billion Euro for abusing it's position in the cellphone market. The EU found Google was denying rivals a chance to innovate and compete on merit. But even with this fine, Google has still posted a massive profit for the last quarter (in which the fine was paid).

  • For the final story tonight, Chris tells us of a couple who bought a lock-up in Chelsea, London for $15,000 pounds. A box of over 200 paintings was found hidden in the lock-up, and those paintings are potentially worth tens of millions of dollars!

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • What is the feeling like there regarding US President Donald Trump?

  • UK Prime Minister Teresa May says she is in favour of a 'soft Brexit' - how will she come out of this?

  • What regulations could be put on Britain after Brexit? How much could this potentially cost Britain?

  • The housing market and lending are both slowing in Australia - will these spread to New Zealand?

  • American vaping company Juul is already worth $15billion US, and now it's getting ready to launch in the UK.

  • Elon Musk is starting to scare investors with his recent behaviour. Is he losing the plot?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Are European banks included in the phrase 'too big to fail'?

  • Why is Deutsche Bank currently in such poor shape?

  • Australia's Commonwealth Bank has been hit with a record $760m fine - so why is no-one in the company losing their job?

  • A mystery trader has been making millions of dollars on Wall Street in the last couple of years - how is he/she doing it?

  • The Auckland housing market is often compared to the housing market in Vancouver. So why are thousands of people in Vancouver upset that their houses have risen hundreds of thousands of dollars in value in recent years?

  • Is now a good time to invest? Which areas should people be looking at to invest their money?

  • Chris has recently been overseas to do a course on Bitcoin/Blockchain. He told us a bit about it last week, and tonight is Part II of Mr Swasbrook's look at Bitcoin and the Blockchain.

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Why are UK political parties so nervous about the European markets dropping significantly?

  • How do countries rebound after a Global Financial Crisis?

  • Could all of the European countries band together if another Financial Crisis hits?

  • Why are construction companies (in both New Zealand and Australia) struggling when there is so much demand?

  • Chris has just returned from an overseas course learning about Blockchain and Bitcoin (on the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin being launched). He tells us what was said at the course, and what he learnt that he didn't know already.

  • Mitch and Chris finish tonight's chat by looking at Mycoplasma Bovis, and how many billions it could cost the New Zealand economy.

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Kiwi billionaire Christopher Chandler has denied spy claims, and has said he's not a 'money man' for Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin. Who exactly is Christopher Chandler?

  • A piece in the Financial Times in America claims Paul Jacobs is attempting to pull off the biggest buyout in history. The former Qualcomm founder is looking for a backer (or backers) to raise $100billion US to buy Dutch computer chip company NXP.

  • How would this buyout affect Qualcomm? Could they handle debt of over $100billion US?

  • Mitch and Chris finish tonight's chat by looking at the Budget 2018, which is this Thursday afternoon. What areas could really use a financial boost? Will the debt level increase, and by how much?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • The Royal Commission into Australian banking misconduct continues. Should Kiwi's be alarmed? Do we need to shine a spotlight here?

  • Sir Martin Sorrell forced out of the company he created - WPP (Wire and Plastic Products). What could be the potential fallout?

  • Why can some businessmen never walk away from their company and retire?

  • Oil prices are starting to go up again. Why?

  • How high will the oil price go? When will the price of a barrel hit $100 again?

  • Auditors - are they being adverserial enough?

  • The importance of a University degree in modern society - is the value declining?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Fletcher Building has said they won't be making any money while constructing the Puhoi-Warkworth extension of Auckland's Northern Motorway, which will take 7-8 years to complete. Why not? What has gone so wrong for the company?

  • The government may have to pay up to $1billion to Christchurch residents after Patrick Gower's report on Newshub tonight looking at quake-damaged houses in Christchurch being sold on. How could these houses be re-sold 'in good faith'?

  • With online shopping becoming so popular, is there a future for retail stores? What can retailers offer to consumers to keep them coming back into the store?

  • Facebook continues to try and rebuild their image after the recent negative headlines regarding Cambridge Analytica, and the social media platform losing over $70billion in value since the scandal broke.

  • Debt around the world has reached a record high - it's now at $164 trillion. This is 40% higher than in 2007 (and 40% of this debt comes from China).

  • The United States wants back into the TPPA. What could this potentially mean for Pharmac?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbrook Discusses Businesses News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Facebook continues to struggle after the Cambridge Analytica story. What has gone so wrong for the social media platform? Facebook's value has dropped by $75 billion since the Cambridge Analytica story broke.

  • What will Mark Zuckerberg do next? Can he fix the damage that has been done?

  • The world happiness report has again ranked Finland the 'happiest place on Earth', with New Zealand ranked 8th. Why are Finn's so happy? In what areas could New Zealand do better?

  • How is the US economy doing after tax cuts and President Donald Trump's announcement regarding tariffs?

  • Mitch and Chris discuss Julie Anne Genter's comments around 'old white men in boardrooms'. Do businesses in NZ have the best people available in their boardroom? Did she think her comment through before saying it? Is Ms Genter ageist?

  • Why don't New Zealanders value their elders like other countries do? Why are the skills of older workers dismissed simply because of their age?

  • Russia and their weapons - are we on the verge of another Cold War?

  • Can New Zealand be energy efficient by 2050?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbrook Discusses Business News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • Air New Zealand drops another flight from Auckland to the regions. Should the government step in, considering they hold a 51% share majority?

  • Social responsibility - will cutting another regional flight see loyal Air New Zealand passengers swap to another airline?

  • If Sir John Key wasn't busy getting ready for Barack Obama's visit, would he have advised against cutting the Auckland-Kapiti flights?

  • Who do mortgage brokers represent - the business or the individuals?

  • The Australian Financial Review is reporting on ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank giving the green light to hundreds of thousands of people for overdrafts, despite not making inquiries about those customers finances.

  • Saving in a retirement scheme like Kiwisaver - exactly when does that money get taxed?

  • China has been buying up assets in America - are they looking to take America's place as the world's biggest economy?

  • Expat Kiwi Chris Liddell holding a high position in the Trump administration - why has there been hardly any talk of this in the New Zealand media?

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Elevation Capital’s Chris Swasbrook Discusses Businesses News on Radio Live

 
 

Mitch Harris catches up with Christopher Swasbrook to talk about the latest business news.

  • A look back at last week's chat on Fletcher Building. Has the company acted with the best intentions for New Zealanders?

  • Why have Fonterra's deals with China all turned to custard?

  • Do we lack first-class business minds in New Zealand?

  • Is lazy management a big factor in New Zealand businesses? Who keeps management on their toes?

  • Is there a lack of criticism from the media regarding the reporting of behaviours of highly-paid bosses in New Zealand?

  • A look at tarriffs that US President Donald Trump is mulling over - is this just rhetoric for his voters, or is he looking for a 'trade war'?

  • Expat Kiwi Chris Liddell working with 'Jivanka' (Jared and Ivanka) - what will happen with Liddell if Jared Kushner is kicked out of The White House?

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