http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/businessThe latest business news headlines from Radio New ZealandThu, 1 Jan 1970 12:00:00 NZSTEnglishRadio New ZealandnewsThe Government is looking at ways of making it more attractive for companies to remain in New Zealand.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:16:21 +1300b2f029c99768f37f5191544831e1708193903536The Securities Commission has laid criminal charges against the directors of the failed finance firm Capital & Merchant Finance. The firm went into receivership in 2007 owing $190 million to 7000 investors.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:12:04 +1300d953fae2f92b4d1c58feeb0e28fb9051823ba4b2The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto says it has signed an agreement with China's state-owned metals group Chinalco to develop a massive iron ore project in West Africa.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:35:57 +1300d333b2bcc1fdcd4c7900266b872c97075946a510The benchmark NZX50 index closed out the week nine points, or 0.3%, up at 3230 on turnover of $76 million.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:32:15 +1300c2bc0f3f166507d6ba93f6bfcaf12f548a1ddcc9Net migration is likely to have peaked, and more New Zealanders will head overseas in coming months, an economist says.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +1300c2fb55f8830cb1d95289145de6ca837c125a87bbThe Serious Fraud Office says investigations into a growing list of failed finance companies have stretched resources and delayed the start of an investigation into Capital & Merchant Finance.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:30:34 +13004b6ad6ccd6317866240ecfe705fd0f52f9cb5c05The monthly ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey has slipped 2 points to 122 in March.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:27:25 +1300e174c27d1c5792793a23f8c47c4c31daf0160c52The scope of a newly-announced productivity commission will be crucial to its success, the Council of Trade Unions says.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:27:20 +130028fc2621c0cdc6f6182d61ed9628fe1af11acf68Trade Minister Tim Groser says massive progress has been made with our Asian trading partners over the last few decades - though he says New Zealand's export performance is still inadequate.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:27:10 +13007fbef0fed39eb43bae1c05adaa8c7c2b72cdda5fThere are more signs that firms are looking for skilled workers, though unemployment is expected to keep rising.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:22 +1300a7c066c39cb1be7d35ecfb636830f734a63c79baThe Government has appointed board members to the new energy regulator that will set up the body to replace the Electricty Commission.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:53:46 +1300e7988bc1fd820e41e32b8c7fdd6df1a5ed1bdb0fStrong sales have boosted profits at newly listed outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:12 +1300d58932034fff814019b8a7987f43a3decc375378The office of the Banking Ombudsman has negotiated or recommended compensation worth more than $15 million to customers who invested in two frozen ING funds.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:44:18 +130033d6bba5ff8790ee2f693afdc9a8cda8c5353a77The Serious Fraud Office has begun an investigation into collapsed finance company Capital & Merchant Finance Ltd.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:09:45 +13003e2b38243b6b1e0c6bce1063063d6be3969b8bc4Air New Zealand has announced changes to its trans-Tasman flights, including some cheaper fares and self-check-in kiosks.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:53:52 +1300eb907dd8e2d80f60ef3e1ea7df79de23c0d7a8feThe Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries has left production levels unchanged, and warned the oil market is sill fragile.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:38 +13004465ff37f3f1e7e39e5cca395ca4ca8769647c09The world's third-biggest economy is facing more calls to let its currency, the yuan, appreciate.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:33 +13003a618ab6aecc79a06d857f1ff0e0e5539974e28bPort of Tauranga has bought Tapper Transport for $15 million as part of its bid to boost growth at its inland hub Metro Port, south of Auckland.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:28 +1300e1979a3036bfb5db917461efb6c1ba5f336b4708Some exporters are struggling to send goods overseas because of a backlog of containers at several ports, Export New Zealand says.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:58:45 +13007abfe634959b84bb4e054872c5ff11f808e3832eThe European Commission has criticised most European nations for failing to keep their deficits in check.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:18 +13004e9da1df33619cebca07ea9bdfa9bd247de2e15eBusinesses face a higher level of scrutiny from the tax man as the Inland Revenue Department tries to counter a decline in corporate tax revenues, a leading accounting firm warns.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:13 +1300e0f7c2ad8fbcee6a172c60bd28cfc06862ccfdd5Telecom says it has installed two new radio network controllers, effectively doubling the capacity of its XT network.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:50:03 +1300112ae6cc6f65fef86e742da55fa0fb8c6adfbd87Internet advertising revenue has bucked the decline experienced across other media last year, according to figures from the Advertising Standards Authority.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:43:08 +1300353b906072b0af4f17e5bf9c5946e99b7d808913Cinema chain Hoyts is increasing its presence in Auckland by buying the Berkeley Cinema group for an undisclosed sum.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:43:14 +13009f1da9b19c51079f9d455fc6ee03f38860e5ce96