Xero case reveals strong-arming by official assignee

Xero case reveals strong-arming by official assignee
Jenny Ruth
The case against Xero over whether it breached a customer's privacy by handing over financial information to the official assignee has revealed some disturbing strong-arming on the part of the official assignee.This is despite the fact that many might find bankrupt the official assignee was pursuing to be a less than sympathetic character.The Xero customer, Kristina Buxton, happens to be property developer's Dave Henderson's wife.Henderson was bankrupt between late 2010 and January 2017, putting him, but not Buxton, under the purvie...

More Finance

ANZ admits 'unacceptable failure' as bond probe continues
Finance

ANZ admits 'unacceptable failure' as bond probe continues

Regulator is investigating the bank over its bond turnover data.

AAP 25 Jul 2024
ComCom will try to bring down PayWave, credit card surcharges
Finance

ComCom will try to bring down PayWave, credit card surcharges

Card industry tried to regulate itself, Govt has tried, now it is ComCom's turn.

Staff reporters 23 Jul 2024
Massive cyber outage cripples banks and other organisations worldwide
Finance

Massive cyber outage cripples banks and other organisations worldwide

A major cybersecurity outage has taken out computer-reliant services

Dileepa Fonseka 19 Jul 2024