Significant Increase In Fraud In New Zealand Over Last Six Months

The level and value of fraud continues to increase significantly in New Zealand with $100 million dollars worth of it in the last six months, according to a press release by KPMG. The majority of it – $65 million dollars – was money stolen from investors. As before, managers remain the greatest risk to a…

Kiwis Use Fraud To Maintain Lavish Lifestlyes

The secret’s out! Now we know what keeps that lavish Kiwi lifestyle of bachs, boats and bbqs afloat. Fraud is thriving in NZ due to the recession and it’s allowing people to pursue, or maintain, affluent lifestyles Regular readers may remember that we’ve commented on fraud and corruption a number of times in this blog,…