Inside the hidden measure of sharemarket values

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Insider corporate intellectual capital and new accounting standards are both affecting the calculation of the share value of corporations and, in the process, leaving the small shareholder out of the decision-making process that impacts share value. Corporate earnings figures and annual reports are becoming virtually irrelevant to financial analysts, as they rely on their own methods of sharemarket valuation.

World, Investment advice, Investment Advisory Services, Standards, Statistical Data Included, Management, Planning, Evaluation, Financial services industry, Financial services, Accounting, Stockholders, Securities, Knowledge management, Business enterprises, Investment advisers, Investor relations

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Austar's rich harvest

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Austar plans to enter several markets through its pay television services. The company spends over $40 million Australian per year on marketing costs to increase its customer base for the many services that it does and plans to offer. The company has 325,000 rural customers and plans to increase its customers by approximately 100,000 per year.

Cable Networks, Cable and other pay TV services, Pay Television, Marketing, Cable television broadcasting industry, Company Profile, Pay-per-view television, Subscription television, AUSTAR

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Bidders for BT must consider culture as well as cash

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The highest bidders for the BT Australia Ltd mutual fund management business should make sure that its plans are accepted by BT personnel. Failure to work with BT's personnel could result in an exodus of talent once the business is acquired. A loss of talent would reduce the value of the BT Australia franchise.

Investment Offices, Mutual Fund Mgmt Companies, Portfolio Management, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Mutual funds, Deutsche Bank AG, Mutual fund industry, DTBKY, BT Australia Ltd.

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