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Rival CBL class action prompts ASIC complaint
Finance

Rival CBL class action prompts ASIC complaint

LPF Group, the funder of a class action against the directors of collapsed insurance company CBL Corp, has complained to an Australian regulator about the actions of the funder of a potential rival class action that is directed at the company itself, not the directors.Auckland-ba...

Jenny Ruth 26 Nov 2019
Halifax liquidator urges investors to come forward

Halifax liquidator urges investors to come forward

Liquidators of collapsed online derivative trader Halifax NZ are calling on investors who put money into the business to have their say.With around A$200 million available to distribute, KPMG liquidator Morgan Kelly’s early estimate is that 2,100 New Zealand investors will get ba...

Victoria Young 26 Nov 2019
Milk minnow Miraka wins dispute with Shanghai Pengxin
Primary Sector

Milk minnow Miraka wins dispute with Shanghai Pengxin

Iwi-owned milk processor Miraka has triumphed in a multi-million dollar fight with Shanghai Pengxin Group's operating arm, Milk NZ. The case came about after Milk NZ failed to supply the minimum milk levels set out in an agreement with Miraka. Around 2011, Miraka agreed to build...

Victoria Young 25 Nov 2019
Govt tick for NZME/Stuff merger difficult, not impossible - Jarden
Policy

Govt tick for NZME/Stuff merger difficult, not impossible - Jarden

Getting government support for a merger between news publishers NZME and Stuff "will not be easy," but investment house Jarden says it can "see an argument" for intervention to allow a deal that both the Commerce Commission and the courts have so far rejected.And if turned down,...

Pattrick Smellie 22 Nov 2019


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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