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Debt collector fined for misleading conduct
Law & Regulation

Debt collector fined for misleading conduct

A debt collector and its director have been convicted and fined for misleading conduct.Law Debt Collection (LDC) and its director, John Stuart Campbell, were ordered to pay a total of $115,500 in fines and emotional harm reparations for breaching the Fair Trading Act.Campbell and...

BD AI 22 Jul 2025
Time ripe to stop forex fees confusion
Law & Regulation

Time ripe to stop forex fees confusion

Misleading 'fees free' foreign exchange deals are costing Kiwis.

Pattrick Smellie 22 Jul 2025
Commerce Commission files charges against Noel Leeming over ‘Price Promise’ claims
Law & Regulation

Commerce Commission files charges against Noel Leeming over ‘Price Promise’ claims

The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against retail electronics chain Noel Leeming for allegedly misleading customers with its “Price Promise”.The commission alleges multiple breaches of the Fair Trading Act by Noel Leeming which is owned by The Warehouse Group.“For...

Staff reporters 21 Jul 2025
The dirty money delusion
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: The dirty money delusion

The problem isn’t children not getting bank accounts, it’s adults being debanked.

Dileepa Fonseka 21 Jul 2025


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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