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The changes at work in 2022 that will last — thank God

Financial Times: As we experiment with hybrid life, expect many more rule shifts.

‘Big war is back’: Five lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Financial Times: Good logistics, troop levels, adequate military hardware only go so far.

Challenging year ahead, says Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath

Westpac NZ CEO says high cost of living and high interest rates will keep pressure on.

Google agrees US$14 billion NFL streaming deal as Big Tech chases sports rights

Financial Times: The market for live sports is being reshaped.

FTX founder to be released on $400 million bail

Financial Times: 'Sufficient notoriety' noted, but biggest ever pre-trial bond demanded.

Govt didn't really need to underwrite business loans in 2020/21

Treasury-commissioned report card of Business Finance Guarantee Scheme published.

Crypto scandal: Top associates plead guilty to US charges

Financial Times: Two of SBF's closest associates to co-operate with US authorities.

US companies turn to contract workers in face of recession fears

Financial Times: Temp numbers leap as pandemic upends employment trends.

Suitcases of cash, luxury holidays and secret accounts: Qatar bribery scandal rocks Europe

Unprecedented corruption investigation shakes Brussels’ establishment to the core.

Bahamian authorities were tipped off by top Bankman-Fried associate

Financial Times: The move helped accelerate the 30-year-old’s downfall.

‘Fraud in shorts and T-shirts’: The case against the FTX founder

Financial Times: Arrest exposes money transfers before collapse of crypto empire.

Households' shrinking savings as rising living costs eat into disposable income

2022 predicted to be the first negative savings year for Kiwis since 2015.

Non-bank profits rise 57 per cent

KPMG report reveals how sector is coping.

Investors withdraw record levels of coins from crypto exchanges

Financial Times: Unclear if coins sold or moved, but they're clearly going.

Opinion: Beware influencers plugging the financial advice gap

Financial Times: Rising prices are panicking consumers into snap decisions about money.

FTX held talks with Taylor Swift over $157 million sponsorship deal

Financial Times: Negotiations between singer-songwriter and crypto group collapsed.