Suspect company faces liquidation after director dies

Suspect company faces liquidation after director dies
Victoria Young
By Victoria Young July 16 (BusinessDesk) - The registrar for companies has moved to dissolve wealth management company Denton Morrell after its director Matthew Butterfield died.  The private wealth company, which specialised in creating trusts and partnerships for clients, had been probed by the Department of Internal Affairs for a suspected breach of anti-money laundering laws.  Denton Morrell was outed by Radio NZ as a company suspected of involvement with a worldwide network of companies and assets connected to the families of Azer...

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