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Archive for December 2011


Tax reforms help Aussie R&Ds; over the commercial line

After nearly a decade researching a skin cancer treatment for Australian biotech Peplin, which was acquired by Danish Leo Pharma, Dr Peter Welburn welcomes recent tax changes that would have been extremely beneficial when attempting to bring the product to market as a local company.

CFO Fast track

‘CFO moves at Telstra, ACP, Alumina, Gunns and Lend Lease.

Institutional therapy preferred for bond market

CFOs welcome government plans to make issuing retail bonds easier, but many would prefer to see incentives for institutional investors as well.

Checkmate in three moves, with or without caffeine

Success in business, like chess, is never achieved with one stunning move. But what about three moves?

Tough times for IPOs

The most recent Deloitte IPO survey shows the number of listings are up on last year but the value created is down.

New guidelines for underlying profit

A recent KPMG survey shows the use of underlying profit is increasing in importance as a communications tool so CFOs need to understand the guidance provided in the December release of the final ASIC ruling on its use.

Death by benchmarking

It has its place in highly competitive markets, but benchmarking won’t light the way to the untapped new markets