| 1 Oct 2007 | Life Settlements Wholesale Fund
Money at Work: This week we look at the Life Settlements Wholesale Fund |
| 2 Oct 2007 | St Laurence goes marching in to St John
Under the auspices of its Asset Management subsidiary the St Laurence group has purchased the management contracts for the St John Balanced Property Fund. |
| 4 Oct 2007 | PINs drop interest payment
Absolute Capital looks likely to miss due interest payments on its NZDX-listed PINs securities.
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| 4 Oct 2007 | Return prospects for Five Star investors poor
Debenture holders in Five Star Consumer Finance are only likely to get between 26% and 40% of their investment back. |
| 8 Oct 2007 | Lawyer says Bridgecorp action no 'witch hunt'
An Auckland-based law firm is looking to take legal action against advisers who recommended their clients put money into failed finance company Bridgecorp. |
| 9 Oct 2007 | Rates up, up, up
The past week has been a good one for people looking to put money on deposit. Rabobank has set the rates on its perpetual notes at 9.48%, one finance company has set a new high water mark for the industry and another is offering an extra 0.85% to existing customers. |
| 12 Oct 2007 | Some LDC investors likely to recoup investment in full - PWC
Receivers for troubled Nelson company LDC Finance bear better tidings than most, with unsecured investors expected to recoup up to 90 cents in the dollar and secured investors likely to be repaid in full. |
| 16 Oct 2007 | Deposit rate news briefs
Investors soak up listed debt, St Laurence rated, Rate resets, Generator Bonds confirms S&P ratings action, Broadlands narrows. |
| 16 Oct 2007 | More big increases in finance company rates
Deposit Rates Market Report: Some finance companies are making significant increases in their rates on offer reflecting two things. |
| 16 Oct 2007 | Geneva given D rating and proposes moratorium
Finance company Geneva Finance says it is no longer taking deposits, and will ask investors for a moratorium on all investments until April 2008. |
| 19 Oct 2007 | Asset Finance told off for advertising debentures in Oz
New Zealand finance company advertising in Australia gets a warning. |
| 26 Oct 2007 | Geneva closing branches but staying open
Troubled finance company Geneva Finance is closing its branches and laying off staff, but said it would continue to lend through a direct lending centre and mobile managers. |
| 29 Oct 2007 | Geneva Finance refunds customers
Geneva Finance has refunded $588,114 to over 900 customers, following an out-of-court settlement with the Commerce Commission. |
| 30 Oct 2007 | Competition moves to six months rates
The past week has seen few changes to interest rates on offer from finance companies however there is some action with bank term deposits. |
