Markets with Madison

Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla placed his biggest bet on OpenAI. In this interview he discusses the Altman incident, what’s at stake in the AI race and how investors can identify instigators of change.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASB and BNZ have launched high-growth investment funds as more money flows to active managers. How the CEO of Milford Asset Management plans to curb the competition.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaires are buying into a once boring bond market, according to the fixed income trading firm Coolabah Capital Investments. Its founder explains how it's finding mispricings in a US$133 trillion market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

a2 Milk is growing its share of a declining infant formula market in China, leading analysts to expect it to outperform. Can it ever return to the innovative empire it once was?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investors are ditching SkyCity as its gambling business becomes unpalatable. Its chairman Julian Cook addresses its major regulatory issues and potential multi-million dollar fines  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OpenAI axed chief executive Sam Altman, leading its President Greg Brockman to quit. Here’s all the events that led to the surprise sacking and his potential comeback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of Meridian Energy – a power company the Government half-sold in 2014 – says they should sell more state assets. This episode looks at how much money has been earned from Meridian, Mercury and Genesis since carving them off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rocket Lab’s CEO Peter Beck explains why he's chasing mass to orbit with a new US$50m rocket to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Foran led Air New Zealand through its most turbulent time in history, without any airline experience. Now the pandemic is over, he reveals the mark he wants to make on the national carrierSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The country’s largest retailer The Warehouse Group has seen its annual profit tumble by 65.6 per cent. Its CEO explains how it’s managing increased costs and crime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.