Poverty Week, brought to you by Kiwibank
How saving can help end social inequality
While the world may sometimes feel like it’s going to hell in a handbasket, Sam Stubbs believes saving can help reduce poverty and social inequality - and believes it's something that could benefit Aotearoa, too.
Chatting away
Say hi to Artie, Simplicity's AI investment advice-giving chatbot (plus: we try to chat)
Simplicity, the nonprofit KiwiSaver provider which owns shares in the top 50 listed companies in New Zealand, has announced it is getting into the AI game with a chatbot named Artie. But is it really a smart investment? Plus: we try to chat with Artie, and what other companies are also doing.
Most Creative People
Idealog's Most Creative: Simplicity's Sam Stubbs talks creativity
Sam Stubbs was one of the People's Choice winners for Most Creative in money for Idealog and Accenture's Most Creative People. Stubbs is a man on a mission and the CEO of Simplicity, an online-only, not-for-profit Kiwisaver fund that hopes to challenge the status quo of high fees and greedy finance companies taking millions of dollars a year away from New Zealander. It gives 15 percent of its management fee to charities, it has become an activist investor demanding more gender diversity in major New Zealand companies and its marketing strategy is all word of mouth, digital savvy and growth hacking. Here, he discusses why he doesn't reckon he's creative, lessons learnt and why you should just do it.
Equality
Simplicity's bold plan to make New Zealand businesses more diverse
Simplicity, the nonprofit KiwiSaver provider which owns shares in the top 50 listed companies in New Zealand, has written to all top 50 CEOs advocating for full diversity in board and senior management within five years. But will anyone listen?
New Zealand Innovation Awards
2016 New Zealand Innovation Awards Innovation in Financial & Professional Services: Simplicity NZ
The winner of the Innovation in Financial & Professional Services is... Simplicity NZ!
Year in Review 2016, brought to you by Kiwibank
Idealog Year in Review: Jenene Crossan
In the latest edition of our series asking some of Aotearoa's best-known businesspeople and visionaries to take a step back and offer their insights on how the past year has gone and how the future might unfold, we chat with Flossie founder and 2016 New Zealand Innovation Awards Most Inspiring Individual winner Jenene Crossan.
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