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Law & Regulation
NZ life insurers rate poorly on claims payouts, costs and solvency: RBNZ
Life insurers in New Zealand tend to be more profitable than their peers in other OECD countries, pay out less in claims, have higher costs and have less solvency capital.That's the conclusion of a paper on the sector written by Jinny Leong and Adrian Allott for the Reserve Bank,...
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Ebert receivers head back to court
The receivers for Ebert Construction are heading back to court to get approval for final distributions from the failed construction company’s retention fund. The distribution of retention funds by PwC receivers John Fisk and Lara Bennett has been closely watched in the constructi...
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Gentrack shares drop to four-year low
Gentrack shares fell to new lows after the company announced this year’s earnings may fall as much as 67.7 percent due largely to increased regulation in Australian and British energy markets.The share price dropped 9.2 percent to $2.47 in early trading on the NZX after the utili...
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Finzsoft blocked from quitting credit unions contract over Christmas
Credit unions infrastructure provider Co-op Money turned to the courts after its mobile app provider Finzsoft Solutions said it would pull the plug on services at short notice. As a result Finzsoft was ordered to keep providing services to Co-op Money after a judge feared some 10...
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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.
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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.
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.
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