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Vector pursues private fraud prosecution
Law & Regulation

Vector pursues private fraud prosecution

Vector has spoken publicly for the first time about a private prosecution it has brought against a company which it believes “behaved fraudulently in carrying out a significant project.”There are heavy secrecy orders over the case, which will not come to trial until October 2020....

Victoria Young 19 Dec 2019
Eric Watson’s Cullen Group in liquidation
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Eric Watson’s Cullen Group in liquidation

Eric Watson’s Cullen Group has been moved into liquidation by court order, meaning it might no longer fight a $112 million tax judgment against it. The company was moved into the hands of KPMG liquidator Vivian Fatupaito earlier this week, by court appointment. The Inland Revenue...

Victoria Young 19 Dec 2019
New approaches needed to manage tourism growth - Upton
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New approaches needed to manage tourism growth - Upton

Environmental pressures from growth in tourism will only increase unless new approaches are adopted and acted on, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.Growing visitor numbers – both domestic and international – are straining the ability of some sites to cope, w...

Gavin Evans 18 Dec 2019
NAB bosses promise reform after ASIC finds more than 10k law breaches
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NAB bosses promise reform after ASIC finds more than 10k law breaches

A day after Australia's corporate regulator accused it of breaking the law more than 10,000 times, National Australia Bank's new chair and chief executive assured shareholders they will drive significant change at the same time as fixing past transgressions.And that they will be...

Jenny Ruth 18 Dec 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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