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Rival CBL class action prompts ASIC complaint
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Rival CBL class action prompts ASIC complaint

LPF Group, the funder of a class action against the directors of collapsed insurance company CBL Corp, has complained to an Australian regulator about the actions of the funder of a potential rival class action that is directed at the company itself, not the directors.Auckland-ba...

Jenny Ruth 26 Nov 2019
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RBNZ likely to highlight dairy, household debt in financial stability report
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RBNZ likely to highlight dairy, household debt in financial stability report

Expect the Reserve Bank to again highlight key vulnerabilities of pockets of high dairy debt and financially stretched households when it hands down its latest financial stability report on Wednesday. “We've still got a highly leveraged dairy sector and we've still go a highly...

Jenny Ruth 25 Nov 2019
RBNZ eyes Westpac Australia money laundering failures
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RBNZ eyes Westpac Australia money laundering failures

The Reserve Bank says it is looking closely at the Australian financial crimes regulator's allegation that Westpac Banking Corp has engaged in widespread, systemic and frequent failures to adhere to laws combatting money laundering and terrorism financing.RBNZ deputy governor and...

Jenny Ruth 20 Nov 2019
Heritage buys Golden Healthcare; not mystery Metlife suitor
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Heritage buys Golden Healthcare; not mystery Metlife suitor

Heritage Lifecare has bought the Golden Healthcare Group in Christchurch for an undisclosed sum to make it New Zealand's third-largest aged care provider.The acquisition brings seven new aged care homes and two adjoining villages into the Heritage portfolio, taking Heritage's tot...

Jenny Ruth 20 Nov 2019