Financial Markets Authority dismisses Fonterra losses complaint

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date July 8, 2021

The Financial Markets Authority has dismissed complaints about the massive losses Fonterra incurred from writing down the value of its Chinese investments.

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