Wellington

LDC Finance, a small finance company with around 1000 investors, is the latest casualty in this sector.

Standard & Poor's has reconfirmed its ratings on South Canterbury Finance (SCF) and Marac after the two companies recently released their annual results.

Hamilton

Here's a conundrum for investors. What looks better the Yellow Pages bond offer which will have a minimum yield of 11% or a finance company offering rates somewhere in the 9% range?

Money at Work answers a series of set questions about a savings product currently in the market. This one asks the questions of the $150 million Yellow Pages Bond offer.

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.

Christchurch

Auckland

Auckland

North Harbour

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.

Auckland