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Brian Fallow: Kiwis renewing appetite for debt
Kiwi households have regained their appetite for debt, and it is getting rapidly more hearty, write Brian Fallow.
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Hubbard misled investors, says report
Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard misled investors in his tangled affairs, says a report written shortly before his death in a car accident in September, 2011.
![Desperate borrowers sign away privacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Desperate borrowers sign away privacy
Finance companies are forcing customers to sign waivers allowing them to seek private information from dozens of government departments and private companies.
![KiwiSaver seen as $52b lifesaver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver seen as $52b lifesaver
An extra $52 billion could be injected into the New Zealand stock market by 2066 if 80 per cent of workers were in KiwiSaver and the contribution rate was raised to a combined 10 per cent.
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Jailed director struck off as accountant
Jailed former Bridgecorp director Gary Urwin has been struck off the professional body of chartered accountants and ordered to pay $7000.
![KiwiSaver Series Part Three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver Series Part Three
Nearly half of all New Zealanders are now paying into KiwiSaver but many people are still wondering what is actually happening to the money they put in. Join us for Part Three in our beginner's guide to KiwiSaver. Five years since it kicked off, KiwiSaver is still a mystery to many New Zealanders and we decided to provide a simple guide which covers the nuts and bolts. Experts Mary Holm and Chris Douglas tackle all the basic questions in a way which is easy to understand and jargon-free.
![Loan companies in super hero stoush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Loan companies in super hero stoush
Two personal finance companies - one of which charges over 500 per cent interest a year if loans are not paid back in two weeks - are in a High Court stoush over a super hero logo.
![KiwiSaver membership growth waning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver membership growth waning
KiwiSaver membership is now well over two million but the number of people signing up each month is clearly trending down, latest figures show.
![Inside Money: Pop, bang, crack goes the housing bubble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Inside Money: Pop, bang, crack goes the housing bubble
If anybody thinks they did understand property markets and the link with financial stability, these conference papers will disabuse them of that notion, writes David Chaplin.
![Editorial: Community trust good way to keep loan sharks at bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: Community trust good way to keep loan sharks at bay
Editorial: The Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust in South Auckland seems to be providing a less businesslike but no less welcome solution for some of the indebted poor in this country.
![KiwiSaver Series Part Four](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
KiwiSaver Series Part Four
With nearly two million members and $12.8 billion invested in KiwiSaver, nzherald.co.nz is launching a four-part video series about the retirement savings scheme. Join us for Part Four in our beginners guide to KiwiSaver.
![Zero-interest loans to help poor families](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Zero-interest loans to help poor families
A group of Auckland charities have quietly started lending money at zero interest rates to low-income families in a pilot project which may drive loan sharks out.
![Loans at 500pc interest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Loans at 500pc interest
Christmas shoppers are being tempted with offers of "interest-free" cash loans before an interest rate in excess of 500 per cent kicks in.
![Investors face long wait for new protection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Investors face long wait for new protection
A much-anticipated overhaul of securities law won't kick in until 2016.
![$4.7m theft aided lavish life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
$4.7m theft aided lavish life
A financial adviser stole $4.7m from investors and spent some of the money on a lavish lifestyle that included three Porsche sports cars.