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Today we're talking about Mr Beast.'Who is he?', I hear you ask... He's a self-made YouTuber, who just reached 100 million subscribers. So today, Darcy and Sascha look at the business of Mr Beast and ask themselves - why should we care? What's his secret to viral videos, and just how much coin is he collecting for his internet fame? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryce, Darcy and Alec join Sascha today and share the 3 biggest takeaways from earnings season so far. There is a new record for the most profitable company in the world, retail is feeling the pinch from inflation and Google still reins supreme.Listen to the Neom episode here. We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m not sure if you’re aware, there’s been a lot happening in the world of satellite internet recently.  In late July, two of Europe’s biggest satellite internet operators -  - announced a merger.  Why? They said they want to better compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Then, Starlink was in the headlines after parts of one of their rockets crashed down to earth and landed in a paddock in rural Australia. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But it did get us thinking here at The Dive. For an industry that is sending thousands of satellites up into the sky, there is very little said about it. And we had a lot of questions. Today Alec and Sascha try to answer them, and ask the question - what’s the go with satellite internet?We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two reports released this week, one from Britain and a second from America, show just how much streaming services have disrupted broadcast TV.  The first, from Britain's Office of Communications shows how viewing time of traditional broadcast TV has dropped off a cliff, especially amongst young people.  The second, from Nielsen, found that in July Americans spent more time watching streaming services than cable TV - the first time this has ever happened. But the whole industry is in a state of flux. Disney has just leapfrogged Netflix adding more subscribers while the OG steamer lost more than a million. There’s also been some famous failures: CNN+ and Quibi to name two. But, undeterred, Walmart of all places is looking to start their own streaming service. Heh? Today Alec and Sascha discuss what's the current state of play in the streaming wars? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WeWork. You might be familiar with the name - or seen signs in your city. Over the past decade, these coworking spaces appeared all around the world. The company soared to a $47 billion valuation... before crashing back to earth. After a failed stock market listing and a number of red flags, founder Adam Neumann was forced out. The books were written, Apple made the TV show, many people thought that was the end of the story. But this week, Adam Neumann made headlines again after raising $350 million dollars from one of Silicon Valley’s biggest names. That’s right. He’s leading another billion dollar startup. And this time he’s not disrupting the places we work… he’s disrupting the places we live. Today Darcy and Sascha ask... just what is Adam Neumann doing now? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Domino’s Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world with more than 17,000 stores in 90 countries. But it was always going to be a challenge to conquer the home of pizza... Italy. Back in 2015, the company decided to try and take on the country and made big plans: 880 stores by the year 2030. But… fast forward 7 years later, Domino’s Italy has now declared bankruptcy.   The conclusion, perhaps unsurprisingly, was clear. Italians didn’t like American-style pizza. Today Alec and Sascha ask the question - who thought Dominos in Italy was a good idea? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrities love cryptocurrency. Well, probably more accurately, celebrities are willing to endorse anything for the right deal. Reese Witherspoon, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, LeBron James and Paris Hilton. There's a long list of celebrities who've been busy spruiking crypto. But most of these endorsements haven’t turned out so well....  Crypto markets are down over the past year - Bitcoin -47%, Ether - 40%, and many crypto-related companies have collapsed - 3 Arrows Capital, Celsius, TerraUSD. To paraphrase Warren Buffet, the tide has gone out, and now we get to see who is swimming naked. Today Alec and Sascha review the worst offenders and give us a review of the past few years of celebrity crypto projects. We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've read the headlines about 'miracle' weight loss drugs before. But this time it wasn't the title of a late-night infomercial, it was a headline in the Financial Times. It read: "A new ‘miracle’ weight-loss drug really works — raising huge questions". Well, that got our interest. So as we read, we learned more that made us curious - Elon Musk has used Twitter to endorse the drug, Marc Andreesen (the billionaire co-founder of Netscape) has used it, and the company has just hired musician and actress Queen Latifah as the drug’s celebrity spokesperson. But behind the quote unquote “miracle” and the celebrity endorsements there are questions... about cost, about reliance, and about how we treat the symptoms, rather than the cause in our healthcare system. We were joined by the Financial Times Global Pharmaceutical Correspondent Hannah Kuchler for this story.We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 95 years, Disney may be losing control over Mickey Mouse.  The world’s most famous mouse was first introduced to the world in the 1928 animated film Steamboat Willie. Over the following 94 years, Mickey has brought in more than $80 billion dollars to Disney through movies, merchandise, theme parks, live events, even cruises. But... on 1 January 2024 that is all slated to change. Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain. That is, unless Disney can stop it. Darcy and Sascha ask is Disney about to lose control of its most famous character? And what is the company doing to stop it? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Also, we’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The case for reparations in women’s football. It's a big statement. Here at The Dive, we first thought it was just clickbait. So we reached out to the journalist Simon Kuper who penned this article for the Financial Times - ‘Women’s football: the case for reparations.’ With the success of England's Lionesses close in our rear view mirror, we wanted to explore this rich history of women’s football that we just were not aware of. Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski have a new edition of their book - Soccernomics - coming out shortly. In their new edition that's being published ahead of the World Cup, they outline the case for reparations for the women's game in full. We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian wine sales to China dropped 98% in two years. That's not a typo. That's 98%. In the 2020 Financial Year, Australia sold $1.1 billion worth of wine to the world’s most populous country. In the last financial year, it sold just $25 million. It's not because the quality has dipped. This is a story about China. Call it economic coercion, call it weaponisation of trade, or just call it buying from friendly markets... this story is appearing with Canadian canola, Norwegian Salmon, and Philippino bananas as well. Today Alec and Sascha look at how China is using trade as an economic tool, and ask - how did Australian wine get caught up in it? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would you do if you won millions in the lottery? We've all imagined the many various ways we'd spend it. It was hard not to think about this again as the Mega Millions lottery prize in the US soared past $1 billion - with one lucky person winning the full $1.34 billion prize. You can forget about becoming an instant millionaire. The lottery is now making billionaires. But once you've got that winning ticket, it’s not all private jets and mansions… There's some strange and fascinating statistics around lotteries and their winners. Like, did you know you are 120 times more likely to be murdered by a family member? Today Darcy and Sascha discuss whether winning the lotto is all it's cracked up to be. We’re asking our UK audience to help share The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Tech gets big by finding a market and just absolutely dominating it.  Apple’s iOS has 25% market share. Microsoft Office enjoys 50%. Google Search owns their space with 90%.  But none of these Big Tech companies are stopping anytime soon... They have an insatiable appetite for growth. Regulators and politicians have tried to curb their appetite, by raising antitrust and anti-competitive concerns. They’ve taken these companies to court and they’ve passed laws. But still, Big Tech keeps growing. Today Darcy and Sascha look at what Big Tech eyeing next - and ask what are regulators and politicians doing to stop them?  We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family. You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Air travel chaos. Luggage lost, flights cancelled and delayed, hours-long security lines. And the general unrest from travellers is being directed at both airlines and airports. Plenty of COVID-impacted industries are returning to normal - theme parks are reopening, cruise ships are sailing and restaurants and bars are humming - but not air travel... Instead we have airlines blaming airports and airports blaming airlines, all the while travellers wait in longer lines. Today Sascha and Simon ask the question - who’s ultimately at fault, the airlines or the airports? And when can we expect this situation to return to normal?We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family.You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing!Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more, or follow us on social media here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manolo Blahnik can finally sell his shoes in China. This has been a fight 22 years in the making, and the Spanish shoe maker isn’t alone. Big western brands have been fighting and losing in Chinese courts for decades. But last week, something changed. China’s highest court sided with Manolo Blahnik, cancelled the trademark held by a local Chinese business and opened the door for Manolo Blahnik to sell his shoes in China. Today Alec and Sascha talk about what changed, and wonder does this case tell us anything about China’s changing relationship with western fashion brands? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family.You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing!Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] us on Instagram, or find out more about the show by clicking here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France has run out of mustard. That’s right, the home of mustard is… mustardless. Supermarkets are limiting sales to one jar per person. Carrefour, a French supermarket giant, is being accused of stockpiling mustard to drive up prices. Chefs are appealing on social media for any spare jars. But behind the funny headlines, there is a devastating story - one that will only get more frequent. Today, Bryce and Alec get to the bottom of why France run out of mustard, and look at why this is actually a story about climate change. We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podcast – The Dive – with friends and family.You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thedive and get rewarded for your sharing! Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow us on instagram here, or find more links here.In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ski fields in Saudi Arabia? Not the most natural combination to spring to mind... but the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman wants to change that. And he’s allocated $500 billion of the country’s oil wealth to make it happen. Neom is the main project in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to modernise the country. It’s the ambition for a city of more than a million people, one of the largest hydrogen plants in the world, a raft of futuristic technology… and a ski resort. And it's all built on a patch of desert in the North East of Saudi Arabia near the Egypt and Jordan borders. Today Darcy and Sascha talk about the plan for Neom, and ask the question - can $500 billion dollars build you a ski resort in the middle of the desert? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more about The Dive here, or click here to follow our Instagram. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Headlines were made around the world last week as Netflix announced Microsoft as their official business partner for their new ad-supported, lower-priced subscription offering. This is the latest step in Netflix’s plans to offer ads on their platform - like the ad breaks we’re used to on TV, or Youtube. There's been a bit of pushback about the fact Netflix is moving to an ad-supported model. Wasn’t on demand, whenever you want, uninterrupted content one of the big problems streaming services were meant to solve? That’s why you pay a subscription fee, to enjoy ad-free content! But here’s the thing - there’s always been ads on Netflix. They’re just not as obvious. Today Alec and Sascha discuss the $23 billion dollar industry of product placement, and how our favourite streaming services are getting involved.Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow us on instagram here, or find more links here.In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network.4NCuZUyInK7kvAJEZmGP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In America electric vehicles have crossed the magic number. An analysis from Bloomberg found that 5% of new car sales is the magic number for mass adoption of electric vehicles. And the US is the 19th and latest country to cross that threshold. Good news for Tesla. Good news for the climate ... but, is there really a "magic number"?Bryce and Alec unpack all the details in today's episode of The Dive. Who says business news needs to be all business?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more, or follow us on social media here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chinese property was front of mind for many investors last year as we watched property developer Evergrande struggle with its $300 billion dollars in debt. Turn away for a few months and now Evergrande’s developer peers are accepting fruit and vegetables as payments. Chinese property developers are now accepting garlic in exchange for property.You heard that right. And no, garlic isn’t code. 500g of garlic will get you 5 yuan off your property. Or maybe more realistically, 5 tonnes of garlic will get you 50,000 yuan off your property. That’s a little over $7,000 US dollars.Darcy and Alec unpack all the details in today's episode of The Dive. Who says business news needs to be all business?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more, or follow us on social media here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world’s eyes have been on America’s Supreme Court as they handed down the Dobbs v Jacksons Women's Health Organisation decision, overturning the right to privacy established in Roe v Wade. There has been plenty of commentary on the health, political and legal aspects of the case. We don’t have anything meaningful to add that hasn’t been said more eloquently elsewhere. We have, however, watched the reaction from corporate America with great interest. Traditionally companies would’ve been reluctant to enter such a polarising issue. Corporate America’s neutrality was captured in Michael Jordan’s famous line, “Republicans buy sneakers too”. But not this time, and not on this issue. Many American companies have been vocal and have backed it up with meaningful policies - additional paid leave, and travel assistance - implementing policies to ensure employees continued access to abortion. However, the rise of partisan politics means taking a public stand on issues dividing the American population are facing the risk of political retaliation than ever before. Today Darcy and Sascha are joined by Amelia Lester to understand how Corporate America has responded to the Dobbs ruling? And what we can learn from the increasing willingness of companies to step into an issue like abortion rights?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more, or follow us on social media here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weekend sees the final at Wimbledon, the most prestigious event on the professional tennis calendar. There's stunning lawns, an all-white dress code, royals in attendance, and the rich history of tradition makes it one of the most watched sporting events in the world. But the sheen of the tennis circuit is not the same for all. Behind the glitz and glamour, there are professional players struggling to make a living, and the business of professional tennis is a challenging one. Today Darcy and Sascha take centre court and talk all about the game at the centre of The All England Lawn Tennis Championship. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Find out more, or follow us on social media hereIn the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the arrival of the pandemic, and the implementation of lockdowns all around the world, investors and founders seized on the idea that this would permanently transform our lives - with a sharp focus on the way we shop and pay. The E-Commerce giants certainly agreed. Amazon’s famous forecasting tool told them to build, build, build, and Shopify told investors they believed pandemic E-Commerce gains will stick because quote “convenience is habit-forming”. Venture capitalists followed, injecting $78b into E-Commerce companies in 2021 - and it was reflected in the hot stocks of that time - Afterpay, Peloton, Etsy. Three very different companies, but all pandemic powerhouses.  Fast forward to 2022, this has all changed. Venture Capital funding for eCommerce is down 42% from the same period last year. Share prices have fallen, staff are being laid off, and companies are declaring bankruptcy. Today Sascha is joined by Mark Di Stefano, from The Information, to talk about his piece: Welcome to the E-Commerce Winter. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] Find out more, or follow us on social media here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moonshots. It appears some billionaires have taken this term differently. While Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are trying to return humans to the moon, Larry Page and Sergey Brin - Google’s co-founders - take it more metaphorically. They have ploughed Google’s billions into a semi-secret division of Google - X. Their moonshot factory. X is working right on the cutting edge of technology - self-driving cars, internet balloons and delivery drones. But their latest focus is on one of the world’s most intractable problems - healthcare. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Revlon the latest meme stock, following in GameStop’s footsteps?  The great beauty retailer, that had mega successful supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford smiling from their billboards, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, after accumulating $3 billion dollars in debt.  The thing is, they just haven’t been able to keep up with the competition, the next generation of celebrity brands like Rhianna’s Fenty Beauty, but also their mega peers, like L’oreal and Estée Lauder. But in a remarkable twist, since the announcement, the stock is up 600%. More stuff you might want to read or watch: How Revlon Lost Its Luster | WSJHow the beauty industry left Revlon behind - Financial Times Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is a surprising move for a television-star celebrity billionaire - that is, to start a Drug Company where Americans can access heavily discounted medicines. But it's what Mark Cuban has decided to do. Cuban - an early pioneer of internet streaming, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, and Shark on the TV show Shark Tank - has entered the healthcare space with a company that carries his name: Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs. Today Alec and Sascha talk about how the company is solving the problem of America's spiralling healthcare costs... a problem that no company, politician or entrepreneur has been able to solve for decades. Want more? We found this interesting: Mark Cuban's PBS interview here. The Wall Street Journal covered it here. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's been years of reading headlines about the soaring prices of houses, not just in Australia, but all over the glob - the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and the Czech Republic. But, with a global economy now fighting inflation, there's signs the rocketing residential prices might be a thing of the past. Today, Bryce and Sascha look at the housing boom, and examine if it's actually unravelling? Read more: Bloomberg: Bubble BurstingSMH: Why property prices rose while the economy contractedInvestopedia: Why Housing Market Bubbles PopTell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Move over N*Sync, Boys 2 Men, One Direction and Backstreet Boys, the biggest boy band… actually the biggest band, period, for the past few years is the K-pop group, BTS. Unfortunately, but like many bands before them, last week they released a Youtube video announcing they’d be taking a break. The group also explained they want to develop individually and that the pressure of being in BTS was taking its toll on each of them independently. A pop band admitting that they want to take a break is not itself ground-breaking news, or a business story. In this case though, the announcement sent the stock price of Hybe, the company behind BTS, to tumble 35%. Darcy and Sascha talk about this announcement, and the broader business of Kpop. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s almost the end of June, which is the end of the Financial Year here in Australia. Around this time, we always hear the same story... that global companies rake in huge profits, while simultaneously paying next to nothing in tax. The same pattern eventuates. We get frustrated. Politicians get riled up. But ultimately, nothing changes. But, earlier this year the OECD agreed to implement a 15% global minimum tax threshold, and suddenly there was hope that multinational companies would have to start to pay their fair share.  Until it was then reported that the tax would be held up until 2024. Darcy and Sascha discuss the plan by the OECD, just how multinationals move their profits around, and then they talk to Thomas - one half of Comedian V Economist - about his thoughts on the plan. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Golf, but louder.” That is the slogan for the latest big money tournament in professional sport - LIV Golf. Run by Greg Norman, backed by the Saudi Government, this tournament is throwing humongous money - aiming to attract top golfers to join this new competition. The new tournament is proving to be divisive. The Saudi government - who're internationally criticised for their atrocious record of human rights, are investing a rumoured $2 billion dollars in the new venture. One of the world's best golfers - Phil Mickelson - first called the Saudis “scary motherfuckers”, only to then later agree to join the LIV Golf tour for a reported $200 million contract. In this episode, Bryce and Sascha talk about the business case behind this. With LIV Golf now going head to head with the PGA tour, do they expect to make money from it? What’s the return on investment here? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this month, New Zealand proposed a world first - having farmers pay for the emissions of their animals. Essentially, a methane tax for livestock. In a country that only has 5 million people, but 10 million cows and 26 million sheep - and where 50% of their emissions come from agriculture, it's no surprise it's front of mind in New Zealand's battle to get to net zero. In this episode, Alec and Sascha talk about how New Zealand are proposing to tax emissions from agriculture, and then look at whether this is a model the rest of the world will follow. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inflation is the biggest story of the moment. The rapid climb of the cost of basic goods and services is damaging economies, markets, businesses - and most likely your hip pocket as well. We predict you've spotted a sign of inflation.  In the US, a photo of a Los Angeles gas station went viral charging more than $8 a gallon for fuel, in Australia - a photo went viral after a $12 iceberg lettuce, and in the UK - the fear that one third of the country's fish and chip shops will close in the next 9 months. Today Sascha and Alec want to know - what’s behind these different stories of inflation? And what can we learn from them?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honour of the Queen's Birthday weekend which we're celebrating here in Australia (despite her actual birthday being on 21st April) The Dive team wanted to look at monarchies around the world. To be precise, we were interested in how much these Royal Families own, how much they cost and whether they bring in any additional revenue for a country. Alec and Sascha ponder the question, 'what's the value of a monarchy?'  Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, a surprising police raid took place in Germany. 50 police officers raided DWS Group, a subsidiary of mega investment bank Deutsche Bank. What was the alleged crime? Greenwashing. If you haven't heard of Greenwashing before, it's a term used to describe when a company markets their product as ‘sustainable’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ when it really just isn’t. It's classic marketing spin. In the investing world, greenwashing has become more and more of an issue over the past few years as more and more money flows into investment funds that are advertised as ‘sustainable’ or ‘ESG-focused’. In today's episode, Alec and Sascha take a look at exactly how big this problem is, and also ask - what’s being done about it? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week an Elon Musk email was leaked where he said, "Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean *minimum*) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla." It led to a big conversation at the Equity Mates office, about whether working from home just a phase, and will there eventually be pressure to return to the office on the horizon? Sascha and Darcy examine 'What is the new normal for work life balance?' Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Meta (formerly Facebook), announced she was stepping down from the company after 14 years at Mark Zuckerberg’s side. And reports of her closeness with Zuckerberg aren’t exaggerated - when she started the job she asked for three things – that they would sit next to each other, that they’d meet one-on-one every week, and for honest feedback when he thought she messed something up. Mark agreed to all of it, on the condition the feedback would have to be mutual. In the midst of all the extraordinary change at Facebook in the last fourteen years, Sheryl Sandberg has been at the centre of it all. Today Alec and Sascha discuss what a post-Sandberg Meta looks like, and ask the question - what will she do next? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AGL is Australia’s oldest and largest electricity generator. It is also Australia’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide.The company plans to shut its last coal fired generator in 2045. And has been resisting calls for it to accelerate plans to shut down its coal fired power plants. Which has put it in conflict with Mike Cannon-Brookes, who has been using his considerable wealth to try and accelerate Australia’s transition to a zero emission energy grid. This week this conflict came to a head and ended with AGL’s CEO and Chair of the Board resigning.In today's episode of The Dive, Alec and Darcy discuss what happened with Mike Cannon-Brookes and AGL . And explain what this story means for the future of Australia’s electricity grid?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re going to unpack the business story behind the big entertainment headlines of last week - Justin Timberlake’s 100 million dollar payday! You may not know it, but chances are whenever you’re streaming music on Spotify or Apple Music, the money isn’t going to the artist. It’s not even going to the record label. These days, it’s pretty likely the revenue from that stream is ending up in the pockets of some of the biggest asset managers in the world. Music copyrights have become one of the hottest asset classes in the investment landscape, and the deals are huge.Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glencore, the Swiss and British commodity trading and mining company, plead guilty in the US, the UK, and Brazil, to spending hundreds of millions of dollars to bribe officials in numerous countries and also, to running a scheme to manipulate oil prices. For such a big scandal, The Dive team felt it had got remarkably little coverage. So we wanted to unpack exactly what happened at Glencore ... and now that their pleading guilty, will this change anything in the broader company culture? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week saw the sale of one of the world’s most coveted assets. And it wasn’t a billion dollar tech unicorn, or a one of a kind Picasso, a Stradivarius violin, or even a super yacht. It was a football club. Not just any football club - one of the Big 6 clubs of the English Premier League - Chelsea - which finally sold, after being seized from its Russian owner - Roman Abramovich. The battle to bid for the club was fierce. A queue of billionaires, along with some of the best money managers and investment firms in the world were all clamouring for ownership. But a deal has finally been approved this week - won by a consortium of owners led by American Todd Boehly. The UK Government has accepted an offer of 4.25 billion pounds. Sascha and Darcy chat about why there was such fierce competition for this bid, the investment case for sports teams and how us, as retail investors, could get involved. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been over 50 years since we put a man on the moon. So it was a surprise to The Dive team when they found out there's a new space battle at play between nations. This time, it's all about who can kick-start mining lucrative celestial elements. As you'd imagine, all this is putting pressure on the delicate balance of inter-galactic relationships between nations. Today, Bryce joins Sascha in the studio and they chat about the new SpaceRace2.0, and what's going on between the superpowers? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’ve gone food shopping lately, it’s hard to ignore the ever-climbing prices. And if you haven’t seen it on the shelves, you’ve probably heard about it on the news. While there's been escalating prices across the board, there’s actually a number of food stuffs where there’s been more pronounced increases. Wheat is one of them, and it's... kind of everywhere. It's used for cereal, bread, pasta, noodles, biscuits, cakes… but it's also used in animal feed… meaning high wheat prices also leads to higher meat prices. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever asked for a pay rise and been knocked back? That's what happened to Jamie Dimon, the CEO of Investment Bank JP Morgan, and Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel recently. And they aren't alone, it's part of a larger trend where shareholders are pushing back against managements’ sky-high remuneration. What happened in these cases? Well, the world’s largest investment bank was preparing a 201 million US dollar compensation package for six of their top executives, with $50 million for CEO Jamie Dimon. But on Tuesday, only 31% of shareholders voted in favour of the plan. While the vote was non-binding, meaning the bank’s board can choose to ignore the results, they did say recently that they quote “will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements”.Today Alec and Sascha ask the question why do CEOs get paid so much? And, are shareholders right to question …  ‘are they worth it?’Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was your lockdown like? For many of us it wasn't a great experience, but thankfully (for most) it's in life's rear-view mirror. But for the residents in Shanghai, it’s not. What's more, this is a hard-lockdown that many people never experienced. The government has instructed residents not to leave their house - for anything. Unable to throw out their rubbish, walk their dogs, or even go to buy food. If there's an infection on a nearby floor of their apartment blocks - you might be taken to a quarantine facility. Even getting food is a logistical nightmare - delivery services might not be able to get to where you live - because they've been banned, or the drivers themselves are just too anxious.You might be thinking to yourself... 'but I don't live in Shanghai? How does this affect me?' That's what's even more interesting. Wherever you are in the world, you’re probably feeling the ramifications of these lockdowns. Today Sascha and Darcy talk about China’s COVID zero policy… and how this is rippling through the global economy.Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the weekend Elon tweeted:  Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users. Then he hit pause on his takeover deal with Twitter. Then all hell broke loose. What are bots? On social media, they are automated accounts that can do the same things as real human beings: send out tweets, follow other users, and like and retweet postings by others. These social media bots work through an account like a real human user and are a mix of algorithms and coding to create process a task or a set of functions. So today, Alec and Sascha look at the world of bots and whether it's as big a problem as Elon says it is. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gig economy! It's not just for musicians anymore... all you need is your smartphone and an app, and within minutes you could be driving people around, delivering food, or walking dogs, in exchange for cash. It's thanks to companies like Uber, Doordash, and Wag that built marketplaces that facilitated work easily. That's the gig economy. This way of working is a two way street - while there’s no commitment from the company, there’s also no commitment from the worker either. But just like dating - working under a ‘no commitments’ structure is great in theory, but often becomes a little more complicated in practice. This week, Australia’s Transport Workers Unions has made a deal with gig economy giant DoorDash, a sign that things might be about to change. Today Darcy and Sascha talk about the significance of this move, what's going on globally, and what the future looks like for the companies and workers who make up the gig economy. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s reporting season… again. Christmas may only come once a year but reporting (or earnings season in the US) seems like it never ends. And for anyone who’s thinking... umm what is reporting season? It’s the time when public companies release their most recent quarter's financial information in… a report. Think of it like a school report card for companies.  In that, when you do well, the market loves you, and when you’re not doing great… well, it doesn't feel great. But the headlines and reporting around earnings season - percentages, CAGR numbers, market expectations - are full of jargon and in short our host Sascha thinks it's pretty boring. So today, the Dive challenge is to convince Sascha it's interesting. She's joined by all three members of the Dive - Bryce, Darcy and Alec - who are trying they help her get excited about reported season. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's election season. Australia heads to the polls in a matter of weeks, America is voting on primaries for the midterms, the UK just held local elections and France just voted in Macron for another term. But how much is the price of democracy? In Australia, the Grattan Institute expect that politicians will spend almost 500 million dollars trying to get elected in 2022 - with mining billionaire Clive Palmer 100 million of that total sum. However, this amount pales in comparison to the US. In 2016, the Washington Post reported that Hilary Clinton alone spent $1.4 billion and Donald Trump spent just shy of $1 billion. All up, the 2020 election saw $14.4 billion spent. Today Alec and Sascha ask, 'what does it cost to get elected, and who's paying?'Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Streaming services have spent huge amounts locking celebrities and media personalities into exclusive contracts over the last few years. In this episode, Alec and Sascha look at three big deals with Netflix and Spotify - the Obamas, the Sussexes, and Joe Rogan - and why two of these are now coming to an end. With the recent tech sell-off that's seen both of these companies in the red, we're asking the question... are these big celebrity streaming deals worth the money?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All around the world, the headlines are the same - the global interest rate is rising. In Australia, the RBA has just made the first interest rate increase in 11 years, raising rates from 0.1% to 0.35%. We're in good company - in the US, interest rates were raised from 0.25% to 0.5%, in the UK and South Africa, there have been two interest rate rises, and South Korea has raised from 1% to 1.5% this year. In today's episode, Darcy and Sascha discuss the impact of these changes, and how they relate to that other 'i' world: inflation.Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected] the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of The Dive are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.