Law & Regulation
Explore the latest legal news by BusinessDesk, covering legal rulings, important court cases, and more.
Finance
Class action against Southern Response gains Aussie funder
By Jenny Ruth May 6 (BusinessDesk) - About 3,000 Canterbury residents who believe they were short-changed in their insurance settlements with Southern Response now have the backing of an Australian litigation funder for their roughly $300 million claim. Lawyer Grant Cameron...
Economy
US earnings season adds weight to Fed's up-beat view
By Jenny Ruth May 6 (BusinessDesk) - Corporate America is adding weight to the Federal Reserve's upbeat view of the US economy with about three-quarters of the S&P 500 Index companies that have reported so far beating earnings forecasts. With only about 50 companies still t...
Primary Sector
Govt blocks land sale for Waihi tailings expansion
By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Miner OceanaGold has had its bid to buy land for a new tailings dam near its Waihi mine turned down by the government. The ASX-listed firm, New Zealand’s biggest gold miner, is mostly owned by US and UK investors and needed Overseas Inv...
Finance
UPDATE: ANZ warns farmers RBNZ intervention may mean higher borrowing costs
(Updates with comment from Mark Hiddleston from 12th par) By Jenny Ruth May 3 (BusinessDesk) - ANZ Bank has warned its farming customers they face higher borrowing costs almost immediately due to Reserve Bank intervention, even though wholesale interest rates have been fall...
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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.
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.
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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