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BusinessOctober 2

Uncertainty, complexity plague Hubbard affairs

Uncertainty, complexity and ongoing claims and counterclaims, which will probably have to be settled in court, continue to dog the financial affairs of the late South Canterbury financier Alan Hubbard.

BusinessJuly 3

HMF investors to repay distributions

Fifty investors in Hubbard Management Funds will have to repay more than $3 million of distributions made in March after a High Court decision.

BusinessJune 26

Jean Hubbard lays claim to assets

Jean Hubbard, the widow of late businessman Allan Hubbard, has made a surprise claim to the $60 million of disputed Aorangi Securities Ltd assets.

BusinessApril 2

Hubbard investors receive first payout

Investors in the Hubbard Management Fund (HMF) have received their first payment since it was frozen in statutory management 21 months ago, just before southern lending giant South Canterbury Finance began unravelling.

NationalFebruary 24

Man charged over Hubbard death crash

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged in connection with the fatal crash that claimed the life of South Canterbury financier Allan Hubbard.

North OtagoFebruary 13

Hubbard crash: South Otago man charged

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged in connection with the crash that claimed the life of South Canterbury Finance founder Allan Hubbard.

BusinessOctober 13

Hubbard supporters slam SFO boss over slur

Supporters of Allan Hubbard are calling for the head of the Serious Fraud Office to be dismissed after revelations that he handed out copies of the financier's book as a "booby prize'' at a staff Christmas party.

NationalOctober 9

Hubbard generosity recalled at service

The generous and humble nature that Allan Hubbard showed many people throughout his life was remembered at a memorial service in Timaru yesterday afternoon.

NationalSeptember 4

End of Hubbard charges - lawyer

Crown lawyers and officials met yesterday to discuss the fraud case of Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard following his death in a car crash on Friday.

BusinessSeptember 4

Hubbard settlement plan in doubt

Allan Hubbard's sudden death has jeopardised a proposal by Auckland businessman Tur Borren to negotiate a commercial settlement to the Hubbard statutory management.

North OtagoSeptember 4

Allan Hubbard dies after crash

Tributes have begun to flow for financier Allan Hubbard, who died after a head-on car crash yesterday which also seriously injured his wife.

NationalJuly 4

Hubbard court appearance adjourned

Timaru financier Allan Hubbard's first court appearance on 50 fraud charges has been adjourned for almost two months.

DunedinJune 20

Lawyer vows to clear Hubbard

Allan Hubbard could face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office.

BusinessApril 15

Directors called for Hubbard's resignation

South Canterbury Finance's three independent directors played a pivotal role in ousting company founder Allan Hubbard from the company's board last May.

BusinessApril 4

Hubbard ends directorship

Embattled company director Allan Hubbard has resigned as a director of Dairy Holdings Ltd with effect from March 31.

BusinessFebruary 3

WSI unreceptive to bid for wool scouring assets

The future of Allan Hubbard's majority shareholding in New Zealand Wool Services International is creating some uncertainty, as the company reports a hostile approach from a competitor wanting to buy its wool scour assets.

BusinessJanuary 23

Hubbard seeks review of statutory management

Allan Hubbard and his supporters have written to Commerce Minister Simon Power asking for a review of the decision to put him in statutory management.

BusinessDecember 23

Accounts not complete for Southbury Group

The receivers of the Allan Hubbard family-controlled Southbury Group Ltd say accounts for the company prepared by the Timaru businessman were incomplete and unreliable.

BusinessNovember 26

Progress slowed by tardy interest payments

Tardy interest payments by Aorangi Securities' borrowers continued to slow progress for the statutory managers with a total of $5 million still outstanding.

BusinessNovember 5

More Hubbard firms to receivers

Two more companies of South Canterbury Finance founder Allan Hubbard have been placed in receivership to better manage control of the failed group.

BusinessOctober 29

$20 million shortfall in Hubbard companies

Investment arrears and shortfalls of more than $20 million in companies associated with South Canterbury Finance founder Allan Hubbard have been highlighted by the Government-appointed statutory managers.

BusinessOctober 1

HMF awaits court direction

No payout will be made to investors from Hubbard Management Funds until statutory managers Grant Thornton receive court direction or find a viable alternative.

BusinessOctober 1

Private investigators for Hubbard task?

The complex web of loans and investments associated with South Canterbury businessman Allan Hubbard took a new turn yesterday with the statutory managers revealing a private investigator may be used to track down some borrowers.

BusinessSeptember 22

Auckland bars and clubs cost SCF

Never mind the cow cockies - South Canterbury Finance (SCF) and Allan Hubbard's woes were aggravated by glitzy property investments, including a number in upmarket Auckland bars and nightclubs.

BusinessSeptember 22

Allan Hubbard: Rags to riches and back

South Canterbury Finance driving force Allan Hubbard has seldom given interviews about his life, but during a private encounter one evening two years ago, after meeting Prime Minister John Key at his Timaru offices, he opened up about his early years.