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Allied Farmers says it won't pay Hanover $5m
Allied Farmers says it will not be making a $5 million payment to Hanover Finance.

<i>Inside Money:</i> How to win trust and, maybe, $550,000
These studies themselves are not to be trusted - they reinforce prejudices rather than illuminate reality.

St Laurence payout 32c at best
Secured debenture holders of failed finance company St Laurence may get 15 cents to 22 cents in the dollar back.

Gibbs, 'fired for telling the truth,' keeps Tower, T&G jobs
Well known business figure Tony Gibbs has been fired from the board of GPG after a management stoush over the company's future direction.

Gibbs dumped from GPG board over demerger stoush
Tony Gibbs has been dumped from the board of Guinness Peat Group, after making an unauthorised statement objecting to the investment company's plan to spin off its Australian assets.

GPG's Gibbs "not ashamed" to have broken ranks
GPG's Gibbs says he's 'not ashamed' to have broken ranks, wants Coats sold

Accounting for Budget proves big hurdle
Budget accounting changes that will hit corporate headline profits by hundreds of millions of dollars have been condemned by tax experts.

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Lost mana and hope means pulling plug on SCF
It's time for the Government to limit taxpayers' losses by winding down SCF.

Mark Hotchin's $30m mansion up for sale
Hanover Finance co-founder Mark Hotchin will not be moving into his $30 million Paritai Drive mansion.

Debt collector chases Petricevic for $2.2m
More than $2.2m has been transferred to Rod Petricevic's family trust from a Bridgecorp-related finance company of which he and his wife were the only directors.

Same tax rate, different rises
When GST goes up in October, so will prices - but don't expect a uniform increase on everything, warn retailers.