Pinnacle Life has increased its electronic underwriting limits by 60%, enabling it to now offer life cover up to $800,000 instantly online.

MFS had its shares placed in a trading halt yesterday due to the "uncertainty" surrounding its Australian parent company.

Investors with money in Capital + Merchant Finance are likely to see only around 59c in every dollar invested.

Dunedin

Hanover Finance has reported significant cash reserves and what it calls "a solid profit performance" for the six months to December 31.

The Rated Mortgage Bonds offered by PropertyfinanceSecurities have been taken off a negative credit watch rating by Fitch.

Christchurch

Greymouth

The past week has seen investment rates from finance companies largely unchanged, however bank term deposit rates have fallen.

Nelson

A website allowing borrowers to put their mortgage up for auction has been making slow progress since it launched.

PAA adds another asset, Survey shows confidence up - slightly, St Laurence sale gets $3.9m, New franchisee.

Propertyfinance Group's (PFG)attempts to get its finance company subsidiary out of receivership have been frustrated at the last minute.

Wellington