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Wirecard NZ accounts caught up in German fintech collapse
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Wirecard NZ accounts caught up in German fintech collapse

Wirecard's NZ head optimistic despite massive collapse. 

Denise McNabb 30 Jun 2020
NZ horticulture cruising, but facing headwinds
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NZ horticulture cruising, but facing headwinds

The origins of the oft repeated adage that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away', may date back more than 100 years but can certainly be applied to New Zealand’s covid-19 economic health. Arguably, the country’s horticulture industry has been the pick of the bunch through and...

Brent Melville 27 Jun 2020
Kiwi culture makes easy victims for hackers
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Kiwi culture makes easy victims for hackers

International fraudsters are increasingly turning their attention towards this part of the world, where complacent and trusting victims are easy to find as once-bitten US businesses firm up their cyber defence measures. Australasian beer maker Lion has been in the spotlight in...

Dan Brunskill 24 Jun 2020
FMA brings KiwiSaver estimates to heel
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FMA brings KiwiSaver estimates to heel

A dose of reality has been injected into KiwiSaver projections this month after the Financial Markets Authority began requiring providers to use standardised return estimates in online calculators. The forecasts, created for the government by actuarial firm Melville Jessup Wea...

Dan Brunskill 21 Jun 2020