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2009

2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Winner announced
23 October 2009
Diane Forman, Emerald Group Limited, has been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2009. Diane will represent New Zealand at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in Monte Carlo in May 2010. 

2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year Category Winners announced
11 September 2009
Five New Zealand entrepreneurs took top position today as category winners in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards for 2009. Only one entrepreneur will go on to represent New Zealand at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in Monte Carlo next year.6 Entrepreneurs announced as finalists in the 2009 New Zealand Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards. 

2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists announced
14 August 2009
16 Entrepreneurs announced as finalists in the 2009 New Zealand Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.

Michael Hill vies for world entrepreneur title
25 May 2009
Micheal Hill, 2008 New Zealand Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, heads over to Monte Carlo to compete against 41 of the world's best entrepreneurs.

2009 Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report
20 May 2009
Biotechnology: Deep financing challenges separate haves and have-nots and accelerate move to sustainable models according to Ernst & Young. 

Divesting in turbulent times
5 May 2009
Unprecedented economic volatility means that the ‘accepted’ divestment norms no longer apply, according to a new Ernst & Young report.

Ernst & Young congratulates World Class NZ Biotech Winner
17 March 2009
Despite the global financial crisis, New Zealand’s biotech industry continues to progress.

2008

Category winners named in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
12 September 2008
Eighteen entrepreneurs became five today as the Category Winners in the 2008 Ernst & Young Enterpreneur Of The Year were announced. Each of the category winners has successfully created and developed innovative businesses which have been successful in their chosen markets. The five category winners will now compete for the overall title of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Finalists Announced
15 August 2008
Eighteen entrepreneurs representing seventeen New Zealand businesses have been named as finalists in one of New Zealand’s leading business awards. The finalists in the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are spread throughout New Zealand and represent a wide range of industries, including a wind turbine manufacturer, retirement village developer, jeweller, children’s performing arts teacher, and a video games developer.

2008 Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report
19 June 2008
Record venture capital and heated deal environment propel global biotechnology industry forward in 2007. Ernst & Young’s 2008 Global Biotechnology Report reveals robust investment in the industry; sweeping trends that are transforming the industry. 

2008 World Entrepreneur Of The Year announced
1 June 2008
Dr Jean-Paul Clozel, founder of Switzerland’s Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, has been named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2008.   Ashley Berrysmith represented New Zealand at the prestigious awards in Monte Carlo. 

Government shadow boxing with tax changes
27 February 2008
On Monday, the Government announced tax reforms to treat debt issues under so-called "stapled securities" as equity. With this, the Government has potentially scuttled the capital raising plans of the Canadian Pension Plan for its partial acquisition of Auckland Airport.

Double tax agreements on the table
25 January 2008
The announcement of a review of the Australia-New Zealand double tax agreement provides the Government with an immediate opportunity to boost returns for New Zealand exporters,” says Ernst & Young tax director Alan Judge.