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Tax changes could hurt hundreds of thousands of SMEs
Law & Regulation

Tax changes could hurt hundreds of thousands of SMEs

Moves to target the 350 wealthiest individuals' use of trusts and companies to avoid tax would affect all businesses. 

Jenny Ruth 04 May 2022
Why tick box conduct compliance doesn’t cut it anymore
Law & Regulation

Clare Bolingford: Why tick box conduct compliance doesn’t cut it anymore

New Zealand is undergoing one of the most significant evolutions to the way we regulate financial institutions, reflecting a need to ensure our laws keep pace with public expectations, changing customer demands and technology.This means changing our regulatory lens at the Financi...

Clare Bolingford 03 May 2022
Money Answers: beware the forex traders
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Money Answers: beware the forex traders

This week, readers ask whether they should keep investing in forex when so far they've only lost money, and when a reverse mortgage is a good idea.

Frances Cook 02 May 2022
Christchurch engineer's building design 'incompetent'
Law & Regulation

Christchurch engineer's building design 'incompetent'

A graduate engineer noticed issues from the street. A new ruling affirms his concerns.

Oliver Lewis 29 Apr 2022


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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