Directors of the collapsed Dominion Finance company have appeared in court today, facing charges of unauthorised related party lending.

Our top white-collar crime fighter can't afford to do silly things like the rest of us.

The High Court knocked back a bid by the statutory managers of Allan Hubbard's affairs to use his personal funds to meet their fees just two days before Hubbard's death in a car crash.

More than 30 New Zealanders are among a group of investors who allegedly lost almost $7 million by investing through a Hamilton man now living in Panama.