A dispute has again thrown up complaints that misused shell companies.

The biggest investor in one of Allan Hubbard's shambolic businesses has come out on top after a High Court hearing over how much money he is entitled to.

A fraudster who sweet-talked two elderly women and ripped them off for nearly $400,000 - their life savings - has been blasted by

The receivers of Belgrave Finance are trying to bankrupt the terminally ill property developer who controlled the company, despite doubts it'll yield money.

The boss of a local fund manager has welcomed efforts by the country's financial regulator to crack down on market manipulation.

A stalwart of the racing industry among those facing claims of a $30 million pokie fraud has spoken of the sport being starved of cash.

A former chairman of Harness Racing NZ and three others have been charged over an alleged $30m pokie fraud, in the biggest case ever of its kind outside of a casino.

When name suppression on Alex Swney was lifted in October, revealing he was being prosecuted on 39 counts of tax evasion, Swney was flanked by his wife Angeline and David Jones, QC.

After months of maintaining his innocence ex-Heart of the City boss Alex Swney phoned his parents to say he was going to plead guilty to nearly $1.8m in tax evasion.

Liquidators probing the collapse of a clothing business have complained records were destroyed.

The Commerce Minister has rejected a request from David Ross' burned investors to look into the country's claw-back regime as the first court case looms.

The Government was warned a recycling contractor was collecting an excessive salary and his company was insolvent months before his firm collapsed losing millions of taxpayer dollars.

The Crown says one of the defendants in an ad scam trial was a "parasite" but the defence claims some people who bought ads from him were just "stupid".

Think your company is immune from employee fraud? Better think again, investigators tell Helen Twose.

Police are targeting more assets associated with a businessman serving the longest prison sentence given to any failed finance company director.

A multi-million dollar insurance claim by Bridgecorp's receivers against Lloyd's Underwriters in London has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

Judith Collins talked of being "let down" after being cleared of allegations that she was involved in a smear campaign against Adam Feeley, the former chief executive of the Serious Fraud Office.

A "predatory" Dunedin lawyer who stole $2.8 million from 32 clients over 21 years in one of the longest-running frauds in NZ history has today been jailed for more than eight years.

A probe that has already uncovered nearly $10 million in misappropriated tertiary funding is to be expanded to include a dozen suspect programmes around the country.

Police are eyeing money from the sale of three houses owned by a couple accused of defrauding NZX-listed Mighty River Power.

A man accused of involvement in a $47 million mortgage fraud eight years ago has finally been charged.

Far fewer victims of financial crime are satisfied with the sentences handed to white collar criminals than two years ago, according to a Serious Fraud Office survey.

An Auckland businessman who shared a $1.1m payout after a failed SFO prosecution says the acquitted South Canterbury Finance defendants appear to "have good cause" to make their own application for court costs.