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| Deloitte gears up for boom in infrastructure, regional development and climate change projects |
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05 December 2006 |
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| December boom lifts IPO numbers to annual record – but value of floats almost halves |
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04 December 2006 |
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A December boom in IPO activity is expected to lift the number of public company floats from 172 in 2005 to a record 192 in calendar 2006, according to the latest Deloitte IPO Report. However, the amount of funds raised by IPOs will almost halve from $15.2 billion in 2005 to $8.5 billion (excluding T3). Deloitte Corporate Finance Partner, Steve Woosnam, said the drop in value of IPOs reflected a number of factors. “Last year’s total was boosted by large infrastructure and listed investment company floats, which have been fewer in number in the past 12 months,” he said. “The drop in value also reflects a decline... |
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| The reality of innovation unzipped |
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28 November 2006 |
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The message was loud and clear from middle market companies in the recent Deloitte and Australian Business Foundation investigation: innovate or evaporate. More than 50 companies participating in the joint study, The Reality of Innovation Unzipped, defined innovation as ‘the clever use of new ideas and ways of doing things in order to add business value and deliver hard targets and specific outcomes’. The study indicated that it was not the supply of creative and innovative ideas that was at question – this is a given in a nation of early adopters and technology integrators. Participants believed the challenge was to... |
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| Research reveals growing importance of reverse mortgage products for financial planners |
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21 November 2006 |
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The second annual financial planning survey conducted by independent actuaries and advisers, Trowbridge Deloitte, reveals that 23 out of the 24 leading financial planning dealer groups surveyed already have a panel providing reverse mortgage products. The importance of the product has grown over the past 12 months to the extent that more than 50% of those surveyed believe that reverse mortgages will be an important financial planning tool within 12-24 months. “This is a significant change to last year when many financial planning dealer groups were either unaware of the product or thought it would take more than three... |
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| 2006 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 highlights the resurgence of Australian technology companies |
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20 November 2006 |
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Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the Hon. Senator Coonan, today announced the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia winner was Unwired Group Limited, which achieved a growth rate of 6,846% over three years. Senator Coonan said the Deloitte Fast 50 results were the strongest ever recorded and reflected the resurgence of the Australian technology industry as leaders in the Asia Pacific region. “This year companies ranked in the Fast 50 recorded a minimum growth level of 132%,” Senator Coonan said. Deloitte Technology Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Partner, Julia... |
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| How tax effective is your Christmas party? |
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13 November 2006 |
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A lack of consideration of the tax effectiveness of your Christmas party could mean an unexpected FBT cost to your organisation according to Deloitte Employment Taxes Principal Frank Klasic.
“It is important that you recognise the FBT implications of a Christmas party because if you do your homework and plan appropriately then you can avoid unforeseen cost blowouts,” Mr Klasic said.
“Generally, for income tax purposes a Christmas party or function will be tax deductible if it is subject to FBT. And if it is not subject to FBT then it will not be deductible for income tax.
“As with many tax laws,... |
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| Unlocking the wealth management potential in Asia Pacific |
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10 November 2006 |
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Opportunity knocks as a new breed of high net worth Asian customers increase their spending power, drive up stock prices and attract an influx of foreign investment. To make an impact in the fiercely competitive Asia Pacific wealth management market, financial services institutions have to aggressively differentiate their fees and services according to professional services firm Deloitte in a report released today. The latest Asia Pacific report, Opportunity knocks: Unlocking the wealth management potential in Asia Pacific, reveals that Asia’s financial services will have to boost their skills to provide the services... |
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| Australia supports vision for the future of financial services |
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09 November 2006 |
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Deloitte Australia supports the issues raised in the vision paper released yesterday by the CEOs of the six largest global audit networks in the world – Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, BDO and Grant Thornton. Rod Smith, Lead Assurance and Advisory Partner at Deloitte Australia, supported the vision and hoped that it would lead to constructive dialogue on the future direction of the global capital markets. “The issues raised have been about for some time but the significance is that this is the first time the ‘Big Six’ globally have come... |
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| Deloitte Victorian Stock Exchange Index highlights strong performance in Middle Market |
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02 November 2006 |
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The inaugural Deloitte Victorian Stock Exchange Index highlights that Micro Cap companies were the strongest performer for the quarter. The Index is a locally produced Index which tracks the performance of publicly listed companies headquartered in Victoria. The quarterly Index is compiled from publicly available information provided by the ASX and Bloomberg. The Micro Cap section within the Index reports on Victorian-based ASX listed companies with a market capitalization over $50 million and less than $300 million. Over half of... |
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| Receivers appointed for Retravision NSW |
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24 October 2006 |
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Deloitte partners Peter Yates and David Lombe have been appointed Receivers and Managers of Retravision (NSW) Limited today by Westpac. The 120 owner-operated stores in NSW are not part of this receivership and are not in receivership. Other interstate Retravision groups are also unaffected as they are separate entities, excluded from the receivership. The appointment of the Receivers follows Retravision (NSW) directors placing the company into Voluntary Administration. The Receiver and Managers have taken control of the business... |
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