Three deals hit the headlines this week, including one late Friday. Check out our round up of what's been happening during the past five working days.

Allied Farmers is to buy Hanover’s Nationwide Finance in a deal worth $33 million.

Whangarei

Napier

Tauranga

Self Employed Kiwis Excluded from Kiwisaver’s Main Tax Incentive

Nelson

The government is introducing a number of technical tax changes to ensure the smooth introduction this year of KiwiSaver and associated reforms of the tax rules on investment income.

New Plymouth

The head of Vestar's investment committee, Donal Curtin, says that New Zealand cash and international equities are the two most promising asset classes at the moment.

Finance company placed in admin, Rated Mortgage Bonds fall short, Provincal debenture holders to get less than previously predicted, New Vector offer.