UPDATE: Vivier lawyer says deregistration over 'inflammatory article' a breach of natural justice

UPDATE: Vivier lawyer says deregistration over 'inflammatory article' a breach of natural justice
(Adds detail throughout) By Suze Metherell Aug. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Vivier & Co, which counts one-time political operator Luigi Wewege as a director, is appealing a Financial Markets Authority decision to strip it of its registration as a financial services firm, saying the regulator used an “inflammatory article” as the basis for the deregistration. Appearing in the High Court in Wellington before Justice Timothy Brewer, Vivier counsel Andrew Riches said the FMA only began to investigate the firm after a member of the public passed on...