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![Greg Muir quits as Pumpkin Patch chair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greg Muir quits as Pumpkin Patch chair
A successful shareholders campaign has pushed former Hanover Finance chair Greg Muir from the board of listed clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch.
![Mark Hotchin may face charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mark Hotchin may face charges
The Securities Commission has nearly completed their inquiry into the Hanover Group and may lay criminal charges in the new year.
![<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Let Muir work some Pumpkin magic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Let Muir work some Pumpkin magic
Forget Hanover - what matters is chairman's performance now.
![Securities Commission joins in property investment warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Securities Commission joins in property investment warning
The Securities Commission has added its weight to the Reserve Bank's call for mum and dad investors' to be cautious about new private equity property investments.
![Rogue finance boss trades on death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rogue finance boss trades on death
A rogue finance company boss bought secret life insurance cover on hundreds of unwitting people - to win a $500,000 jackpot every time one of them died. Their families received $20,000.
![SFO won't prosecute Blue Chip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
SFO won't prosecute Blue Chip
The Serious Fraud Office has announced it will not press charges against the Blue Chip group of companies, citing a lack of evidence, but is probing two other failed finance companies.
![Five Star director pleads guilty to SFO charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Five Star director pleads guilty to SFO charges
An ex-finance company director has admitted SFO theft charges - the first major conviction from the finance company sector collapse.
![South Canty pays out Maier early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
South Canty pays out Maier early
Corporate turnaround man Sandy Maier is no longer working for South Canterbury Finance and has been paid a confidential settlement to finish early.
![Strategic Finance investors' outlook grim as loan book sale stalls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Strategic Finance investors' outlook grim as loan book sale stalls
Investors in failed Strategic Finance could get as little as 12 cents in the dollar after bids for the firm's loan book fell short of expectations.