Minister speaks on finance company failures, Likely suitor for Superbank, Boardroom battle at Dorchester, Dominion extends credit lines.

Bluestone has appointed a new general manager for its New Zealand business.

Macquarie Equities has launched a commodities-backed fixed interest fund, promoting it as a safe alternative to finance company investments.

Referral network up, Equitable launches new finance company, No rate rise expected, Extended orbit for super booster units, NZ fund now accepts UK pensions.

While some finance companies are falling over others are springing up.

The Provincial debacle has stirred up a lot of mud and some it has been slung at advisers. In this issue of ASSET, we talk to some of those planners caught by the investment collapse and find most of them happy with their processes.

Proposed investment tax changes are anti-competitive, and undermine some of the principal elements of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relation (CER) Agreement which has been in force and evolving since 1983.

New ceo at Nationwide, What do you want to know about Dominion Finance? Nathans Finance to set up in US, Provincial Finance update

Listed investment trust Salvus has started a share buyback programme to help reduce the discount that its shares are currently trading at.

Westpac's Wrap reaches half bill, Another asset favoured, Comment and reaction on discussion document, New scam warning, Tower hit by storms and riots.

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Many of the bigger finance companies have spent the past few weeks reassuring investors that they are OK, despite the collapse of Provincial Finance and National Finance 2000.

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