Instant Finance, which specialises in personal finance lending, has doubled its profit, achieving a net surplus after tax of $2.45 million for the six months ended September 30.

Debenture holders in collapsed finance company Clegg and Co will get their first, modest, distribution before Christmas.

Savings & Loans has launched the second series of its Kauri Units, this new series is open for a year and is PIE compliant.

Credit Agricole has set the interest rate on its deeply subordinated notes at 10.035%.

Yes, 2007 was a volatile year but relax, its almost over, and all sub-prime thoughts can be banished until the New Year. But before you go, ASSET brings you the closing thoughts of nine industry leaders who gathered at our end of year Roundtable to discuss the BIG issues.

Property traders currently struggling to find the cash for short-term ventures may need to look further than in the past.

Bridgecorp investors have been delivered some bad news just a week out from Christmas.

The Retirement Commissioner's suggestion of lifting the age New Zealand Superannuation kicks in has been greeted with a resounding raspberry by both main political parties.

Bridgecorp investors have been delivered some bad news just a week out from Christmas.

South Canterbury Finance has raised $125 million in a bond offer which closed fully subscribed.

TOWER has appointed the out-going head of a finance company as the new chief executive of its investment business.

Small finance company, Numeria Finance, which is related to failed finance company Capital + Merchant Finance, has gone into receivership.

Changes to the WiNZ fund, First cash PIE for advisers on wrap. Big gain for investors.

Our focus this week has been on the new regulations advisers face, and trying to make sure readers understand some of the issues.

One of the growing product segments in investment markets at the moment is what can be called absolute return funds. These are the funds which offer capital protection as well as exposure to market gains by investing in a range of underlying investments.