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.

The Statutory Managers for Hubbard's say investors could receive only 60 per cent of what was on their March 2010 statements.

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.

An ex-finance company director has admitted SFO theft charges - the first major conviction from the finance company sector collapse.

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.

Reciever says he's not surprised the SFO is looking at certain loans.

Financial confidence levels have dropped back to 2009 levels, says a new survey.

South Canterbury Finance chief executive Sandy Maier became a director of Ngai Tahu Holdings the day after Allan Hubbard's finance company was placed in receivership.

Let's celebrate some of the lesser, under-appreciated duties of the Reserve Bank.

Lyn Provost is to review the Crown's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme which ended earlier this week having paid out $1.85bn.

The former accountant for failed finance company National Finance 2000 has pleaded guilty to SFO charges.