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The Monday Call

by New Zealand Funds Management Limited
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About the show

This is the Monday Call, brought to you by NZ Funds. It’s about financial markets - where they are now, and where we think they’re headed. It’s not just about share market movements or changes in bond prices. It’s about new technologies and crypto assets. It’s about decarbonisation, commodities, and how geopolitical events can change the direction of the global economy. Every week, we talk to the innovators and commentators, the fund managers and headline makers, to gain insights into the new market realities. It’s a global view of finance from a uniquely New Zealand perspective, keeping Kiwi investors and financial advisers up to date with the latest market news.

Latest episodes

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    October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    Mike Frith is Chief Economist at the NZ Super Fund, New Zealand’s single largest pool of long-term capital. The NZ Super Fund invests more than $90 billion for the Government to reduce the future cost of universal superannuation. Its long…

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    After 35 years covering financial services, Philip Macalister has seen New Zealand’s advice sector through booms, busts and enough industry buzzwords to fill a small dictionary. Through Good Returns, the website he founded, he’s become the…

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    As Chief Executive of Southern Cross, Nick Astwick heads one of New Zealand's most significant organisations, with close to one million members and a unique view of the health, ageing and wellbeing of the nation.With 25 years at the heart…

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    August 11, 2026 · 52 min

    Stephen Witt won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year for The Thinking Machine, his biography of NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang. He writes for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and GQ, examining the forces…

  • Beyond the Pump | Growth Keeps Flowing

    July 26, 2026 · 55 min

    It's been a year of headlines. Conflict in the Middle East, higher oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty have tested investors, yet the global economy remains remarkably resilient. Beneath the surface, growth is holding up, share markets…

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    July 12, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    Sir Bill English has spent more than three decades at the centre of New Zealand’s biggest economic and policy decisions — as Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and now a leader in business. Few better understand what drives national…

  • Unicorn Whisperer | A Legend in Early Stage Investing

    June 29, 2026 · 39 min

    Tim Draper is one of the defining investors of the modern era. Founder of Draper Associates, he was the first outside investor in SpaceX and an early investor in Tesla, Skype, Hotmail, Baidu and Coinbase before they became giants. In 2014…