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<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Hotchin deserves all the heat
In olden times, the mob would deliver justice via the guillotine and celebrate the deed by parading the guilty person's head on a pike.
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Five Star director says sorry to investors
Former Five Star director Anthony Bowden says he is genuinely sorry about the distress caused to investors following the collapse of the company..
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Finance company sector's 'legacy of problem loans'
The finance company sector has a "legacy of problem loans" that are proving difficult to dispose of or recover despite improvements in profitability, margins and volume growth this year.
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Five Star director Bowden avoids jail
Five Star Finance director Anthony Bowden has been sentenced on Securities Act charges in the Auckland District Court today.
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Commerce Commission probe into 'Credit Sails' bond sales
The Commerce Commission says it's investigating the sale of "Credit Sails" bonds, which crashed during the global financial crisis.
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Bailout fund hint highlights tensions
The Belgian Finance Minister has hinted that the €750 billion ($1.3 trillion) EU bailout fund could be increased, in a further sign of the confusion and discord over the best way to tackle the Eurozone debt crisis.