Weekly Rate Change Report: One of the outcomes of the current string of finance company collapses is that margins between debentures and bank term deposits may widen to more realistic levels.

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Anti-adviser action group formed, No plans to fast track changes. Your views on fixed interest. Comment:

No prizes for guessing the theme of this week's news. Yep, it's finance company failures.

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The latest enrolment numbers for KiwiSaver confirm that the work-based saving scheme is off to a strong start, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne say.

Online life insurance broker LifeDirect has added health insurance to its offering, meaning consumers can now purchase both life and health insurance through the site.

Investors will remain on tenderhooks today as a further 18 finance companies report their status to the Securities Commission.

Investors will remain on tenderhooks today as a further 18 finance companies report their status to the Securities Commission.

Five Star Consumer Finance has asked its trustee to appoint receivers to Five Star and its subsidiaries.

News on finance companies was totally mixed bag yesterday with two companies reporting strong results, one receivership and news another firm may have gone under.