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Govt mulls easing restrictions in level 2 alert regime
Law & Regulation

Govt mulls easing restrictions in level 2 alert regime

Options to ease restrictions on social gathering will be considered by the government on Monday as it looks for ways to get the economy moving.

Gavin Evans 20 May 2020
Liquidity test to trigger protection for minnow power suppliers
Law & Regulation

Liquidity test to trigger protection for minnow power suppliers

Power retailers seeking relief from lines charges under the Electricity Authority’s new protection scheme will have to demonstrate a 25 percent increase in their overdue billings compared with pre-covid levels. To qualify firms must have been solvent at Dec. 31, but now face “...

Gavin Evans 19 May 2020
Winners and losers of FMA levy hike
Law & Regulation

Winners and losers of FMA levy hike

The financial services industry must cough up more cash for its watchdog because the government is cutting the amount it funds the Financial Markets Authority to 17 percent of its total budget by 2023. The government currently pays 25 percent of the Financial Markets Authority...

Victoria Young 19 May 2020
Metlifecare heads to court for takeover deal enforcement
Law & Regulation

Metlifecare heads to court for takeover deal enforcement

Metlifecare has filed an application with the High Court in the latest twist in its stoush with EQT, seeking court orders to have the Swedish private equity firm's takeover offer enforced.

Pattrick Smellie 18 May 2020


Victoria Young
Victoria Young

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With a professional career spanning New Zealand, Singapore, and London, Victoria Young has been with BusinessDesk since 2019, initially as a senior reporter before taking on the role of investigations editor in 2022, then editor in 2024. 
She has been instrumental in growing BusinessDesk as this country’s premium business news brand.
She was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
Victoria holds law and arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington. 
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