http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Business headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:00:02 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=3 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631741&ref=rss Today six start-up companies will go head to head in the Launch Pad - a Dragons' Den-like competition being held at the Planet 2010 conference in Auckland.Up for grabs is $70,000 worth of business support including IT, marketing,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:00:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631774&ref=rss New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear.The Institute of Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, said Real Estate Institute figures out yesterday showed the market had... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:16 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631755&ref=rss The boss of Strategic Finance has slammed its trustee for placing the company into receivership and says investors will be worse off.But Perpetual Trust says receivership is the best option and it has acted only in the best interests... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631715&ref=rss Over the past few weeks, repeated attacks have been made on the Huljich KiwiSaver Scheme and on the integrity of the directors of Huljich Wealth Management.Most critics have focused on the fact that, during 2008, the company's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631801&ref=rss WELLINGTON - TVNZ could be rearranged to provide separate commercial and public service broadcasting roles under a new proposal being investigated.Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman has asked TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:34:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631787&ref=rss The decision to axe up to 43 jobs at AgResearch, the Government's biggest state science company, will hamper growth in the most productive parts of NZ's economy, says former Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton. Redundancies were a direct... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:05:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631720&ref=rss One of the issues raised by the Huljich Wealth Management controversy is the role of well known or celebrity directors, particularly former politicians.Unfortunately some of these retired politicians make poor choices; they join... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:12 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631709&ref=rss JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup helped cause the collapse of Lehman Brothers by demanding more collateral and changing guarantee agreements, the bankrupt bank's examiner said yesterday in a report."The demands for collateral by Lehman's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631699&ref=rss When Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters took home a copy of the band's latest album, Dark Side of the Moon , to play to his wife early in 1973 and she was so moved that she burst into tears, he concluded: "Wow, this is a pretty complete... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631693&ref=rss You say people are "silly to be scared off KiwiSaver". I thought KiwiSaver was as big a con as ACC when they first announced it. Nothing since has changed my mind. My son is 31. Do you think if he was dumb enough to have money... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:09 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631651&ref=rss The Global Investment Returns Yearbook (GIRY) was first published in 2000 for Dutch banking giant ABN Amro by London Business School professors Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton (DMS). The core of the publication is the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:08 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631782&ref=rss A member of a prominent Far North family has been killed after his plane crashed in a field near Whangarei yesterday. Stace Hopper , 27, died when a light plane he was flying crashed in a paddock about 3.55pm at One Tree Pt, 6km... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631770&ref=rss A $10-million landlady who complained about tougher tax rules has copped plenty of criticism from Weekend Herald readers - including a scathing attack from a software exporter who lives a couple of houses down her street.Seventy-three-year-old... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631753&ref=rss Investors would be keen to fund a proposed international telecommunications link, say industry and market commentators - as long as there are stable, long-term tenants on board.Market commentator Arthur Lim said getting the planned... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631752&ref=rss A key barometer of manufacturing activity continues to point to slow but steady expansion.The BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index (PMI) has been in positive territory since September, after 18 months of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631750&ref=rss Retail sales started the year at a dawdling pace.Seasonally adjusted, total sales were 0.8 per cent higher in January than in December, which in turn were 0.4 per cent down on November, Statistics New Zealand said.But when... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631739&ref=rss It is sometimes said that there are two kinds of entrepreneur - the kind that creates wealth by building something new and the kind that shuffles other people's wealth in their direction.We've heard a lot about the latter in the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631713&ref=rss TOKYO: Tokyo's third international airport opened yesterday with festivity - and heavy criticism that it is a wasteful project likely to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast.Hundreds of passengers and visitors wandered... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631708&ref=rss WASHINGTON - Wall St banks are seeking exemptions to proposed new financial derivatives rules that could shield more than half the trades that should be subject to disclosure, a federal regulator said yesterday.The chairman of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631697&ref=rss CANBERRA: The federal Government has demanded Sydney Airport lift its game after the competition watchdog rated it the country's worst large airport.Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese, meanwhile, will advance a Productivity... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200