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Spin doctor goes from tobacco to Hotchin
When disgraced Hanover boss Mark Hotchin decided it was time to try restoring his tattered reputation, he turned to Carrick Graham.
The $47 billion rural hangover
Think it's all good down on the farm? Think again. Property values are plunging, and the crisis could yet hit the cities too, reports Karyn Scherer.
<i>Inside Money: </i>How to make bread with KiwiSaver
David Chaplin looks into the Exclusive Brethren's BCF KiwiSaver scheme.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Plenty of zeroes and a few heroes for 2010
Hanover Finance shareholders Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson were the major business notables to fall from grace.
SFO investigating Mutual Finance
The Serious Fraud Office has opened a probe into the dealings of failed minor lender Mutual Finance Ltd.
Miners, banks trade higher
The Australian stock market ended the day yesterday on a high, as resource and financial stocks both rallied.
Five Star director says sorry to investors
Former Five Star director Anthony Bowden says he is genuinely sorry about the distress caused to investors following the collapse of the company..
Five Star director Bowden avoids jail
Five Star Finance director Anthony Bowden has been sentenced on Securities Act charges in the Auckland District Court today.
Five Star directors in jail for Xmas
Five Star Finance directors Nicholas Kirk and Marcus MacDonald have both been sent to jail for more than two years. They are believed to be the first directors of collapsed finance companies to go to jail.
Mark Hotchin: I need $7000 a week
Former Hanover Finance boss Mark Hotchin wants a $7000-a-week allowance to maintain his lifestyle on the Gold Coast. The Securities Commission gave the Hanover co-founder a $1000-a-week allowance after freezing his NZ assets.