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RBNZ censures ANZ, prescribes risk capital calculation
Finance

RBNZ censures ANZ, prescribes risk capital calculation

By Rebecca Howard May 17 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has revoked ANZ Bank New Zealand's accreditation to model its own operational risk capital requirement due to a "persistent failure" in its controls and attestation process. ANZ is one of four big ban...

Rebecca Howard 17 May 2019
Synlait says Munchkin US FDA process on hold
Primary Sector

Synlait says Munchkin US FDA process on hold

By Rebecca Howard May 16 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk said the registration process required to launch Munchkin Inc’s Grass Fed infant formula in the US has been put on hold to allow the company to look at other options.  Synlait "has been informed that the clinical study...

Rebecca Howard 16 May 2019
ComCom says 5G build excluding Huawei could cost more
Infrastructure

ComCom says 5G build excluding Huawei could cost more

By Paul McBeth May 16 (BusinessDesk) - Excluding Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies risks driving up the cost of building a 5G mobile network and undermining competition in its development, according to a draft mobile market study.  Spark New Zealand had pl...

Paul McBeth 16 May 2019
OMV says gas disclosure expectations may be unrealistic
Infrastructure

OMV says gas disclosure expectations may be unrealistic

By Gavin Evans May 15 (BusinessDesk) - OMV says it supports greater disclosure of outages in the gas sector but is concerned some players may have unrealistic expectations of new rules intended to make that happen. New Zealand’s biggest gas producer says it is alive to the...

Gavin Evans 15 May 2019


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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