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<i>Brent Sheather</i>: The warnings started back in 2002

Financial services – is it in safe hands?

Guarantee poses challenge for finance firms

<i>Stock takes</i>: Shares flying high as market recovers

Fast food retailer Restaurant Brands not only served up a strong result this week but has also had the best performing share price in the last year.

Fonterra refutes public buy-in reports

The Fonterra Shareholders’ Council has refuted media headlines that imply the public will be able to buy into the farmer-only co-operative.

Changes will let public buy into Fonterra

Auckland house sales booming

House sales in Auckland climbed to their highest level in almost two years last month.

Finance firm to push new investments

South Canterbury Finance plans to start raising money from the public this week.

Rebuilding trust will take time - Wrightson

Convincing investors to trust finance companies enough to put money into non-guaranteed investments 'will be a slow process'.

Directors 'knew payments not made'

<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Directors need a message to cough up

Shareholders must use voting power to bring poorly performing boards to task, writes brian Gaynor.

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Blood, sweat and tears for rentals

<i>Diana Clement</i>: Tackle your tax before goblins move in

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Abnormal now the norm

Finance companies - what's the message in the mess?

<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Hendo - before the fall, he flew

Another finance company collapses

Vision Securities has gone into receivership, but Treasury says $28m of investors money is safe.

Chinese dairy farm application sent back for more info