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FMA orders Du Val to pull 'misleading' Instagram adverts
Property

FMA orders Du Val to pull 'misleading' Instagram adverts

The FMA has called out Du Val for publishing misleading claims and Instagram posts. The company says the regulator doesn't understand modern marketing.

Dan Brunskill 07 Oct 2021
EMA calls for mandatory workplace vaccine passports
Coronavirus Free

EMA calls for mandatory workplace vaccine passports

Vaccine passports will give employers and employees the certainty and safety they want in the workplace, the EMA says.

Michael Andrew 06 Oct 2021
SFO probes alleged Porirua Ponzi-like scheme

SFO probes alleged Porirua Ponzi-like scheme

The liquidator of the Porirua company said there appeared to be no assets in the business with new funds being used to pay previous investors. 

Staff reporters 05 Oct 2021
Aggressive foreign trusts pushed out in 2017 reforms
Finance

Aggressive foreign trusts pushed out in 2017 reforms

The Pandora Papers leak is a good opportunity to review the impact of their predecessor – the Panama Papers.

Paul McBeth 05 Oct 2021


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. 
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She was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
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