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Taxes should not target PE: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... established public companies private. "There is a tax structure in this country that is designed to stimulate enterprise, innovation, and it is the same for everyone in this country. There is no special deal for private equity," Peter Linthwaite, BVCA ...

Risk awareness up, costs down: Aon

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... by executives this year. The industry's recent lightning pace continues to pressure executives, nominating lack of innovation and market environment as two other main concerns. The pressure is driving increased awareness of risk management, though, with ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... leading creators and manufacturers of clean technology equipment, products and services. "New market forces will drive innovation and growth in the development of clean technologies," Mr Grossman said. "The RepuTex Clean Tech Index will identify companies ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Australia still has a major challenge in encouraging business innovation and boosting infrastructure investment. In their report on Australia's infrastructure, CEDA said, "Australia's infrastructure ...

Rainmaker award votes nearing 6,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... and television personality and broadcaster Mikey Robins. The Symposium will also include advice about advice, product innovation that leads to results and what's new in technology. "Nicholas Davie, chief executive officer of world-class advertising agency ...

Aussie super software turns Kiwi

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... advantages that InvestmentLink's shared industry infrastructure solutions bring in terms of cost sharing, risk reduction and innovation, and we are bringing similar benefits to NZ fund providers," he said. Further software will include RolloverHub, a ...

Innovation index ranks finance and insurance second

The inaugural findings of the country's innovation index reveal the finance and insurance sector as the second most innovative industry behind to the wholesale trade sector. The index was the outcome of a joint study by IBM Australia and the Melbourne ...

Adelaide leverages a five-star rating

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... manager, margin lending at Adelaide Bank (parent company of Leveraged Equities), said the award reflected their product's innovation and flexibility. "Our flexible approach to portfolio management makes our margin lending product a distinct market leader," ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

The demand for inflation-linked bonds and their derivatives is set to rise in tandem with the growing popularity of liability driven investing (LDI) in Australia and overseas, according to experts. As the name suggests, LDI is a form of investment strategy ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Asteron launched its new Lifeguard range of life insurance policies, showcasing reduced prices, four new options and a market-first compact "reference to web" PDS. The new range includes cancer cover, a pregnancy premium waiver, premium-free child cover ...