Serious Fraud Office stories

Capital + Merchant trustee stoush back in court
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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financial markets authority
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serious fraud office
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high court
Lawyers acting for Perpetual Trust and law firm Stace Hammond are seeking access to documents and communication covered by legal privilege in dispute.

Update: Hotchin settles with Perpetual before appeal to draw into FMA case
Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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fintech
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allied farmers
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financial markets authority
Mark Hotchin, principal of failed finance company Hanover, has reached a confidential settlement with one of Hanover's trustees, Perpetual Trust, leav.

Hotchin drops Perpetual in appeal case
Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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fintech
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allied farmers
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financial markets authority
Mark Hotchin, principal of failed finance company Hanover, has abandoned his appeal against Perpetual Trust to include them in the Financial Markets A.

Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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government
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callaghan innovation
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grants
Callaghan Innovation, the government backed innovation hub, faced questions this week from opposition MPs about why it had funded companies that subse.

RESEND: SFO charges four men over pokies fraud
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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risk & compliance
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dia
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serious fraud office
The Serious Fraud Office has charged four men, including former Harness Racing New Zealand chairman Pat O'Brien, over an alleged multi-million gami.

Crown Asset Management discontinues South Canterbury Finance claim
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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government
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financial markets authority
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serious fraud office
Crown Asset Management, the government entity set up to wind down the remaining assets of finance companies that called on the retail deposit guara.

Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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callaghan innovation
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serious fraud office
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trends publishing international
Trends Publishing International chairman David Johnson says he can't comment on specific allegations following the suspension of a three-year resea.

FMA leaves civil claim against SCF to Crown Asset Management
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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government
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financial markets authority
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serious fraud office
The Financial Markets Authority won't chase South Canterbury Finance in a civil claim, saying it can't justify the cost of doing so and leaving it.