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Celebrations on ice as Queen faces Diamond Jubilee in the red
The Queen is down to her last £1m and will go into the red in the year of her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, new figures reveal.

Finance advisers and Act MPs inspire mistrust
Financial advisers and politicians - especially Act Party members - are regarded as among the least trustworthy people in New Zealand, a survey has found.

Petricevic back in court amid Bridgecorp fraud claims
Disgraced Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic and finance director Rob Roest returned to court today on SFO charges.

$1.2m Bridgecorp 'sham' claim
The SFO has accused Bridgecorp director Rod Petricevic of making fraudulent payments totalling more than $1 million to a "sham" business run by a personal acquaintance.

Rise in number of young without income
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.

NZ's best and worst banks revealed
New Zealanders have spoken - we're not happy with our banks, and fed up with executive fat-cats and overseas call centres.

Expect GE to fight over Blue Chip loans
Finance company GE is likely to appeal a court decision that its loans to two retired Blue Chip investors are "oppressive".