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while the cost of regulatory compliance can be annoying, they do serve a vital societal function—consumer protection.
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Eli Lilly’s Elanco unit blossoming at just the right time
An investment firm projects that the Elanco animal-health business will generate sales of nearly $2 billion by 2012 and surpass $3 billion by 2018.
Dynasty trusts let wealthy escape estate, gift taxes forever
Carmel financial executive among those who plan to shield millions of dollars in a dynasty trust, so it can be passed on to multiple generations of descendants while paying as little in taxes as possible.
Angel investment firm adds 3rd chapter for life sciences
StepStone Business Partners has added a chapter in biotech hotbed Warsaw as part of what it hopes will eventually become a statewide network.
Ball State outsources management of $160M endowment
Wall Street's Perella Weinberg Partners LP took over at the beginning of July.
KIM: Contrarian mind-set is key to unearthing opportunities
For investors, the time to be nervous is when there’s nothing but blue skies on the horizon. The time to be opportunistic is when there’s blood running down the street and the high-paid talking heads are screaming that the sky is falling.
Judge: Durham’s home-detention restrictions to continue
A federal judge denied a request from indicted financier Tim Durham to relax the rules of his home detention. The judge also appointed a public defender for his business partner, James F. Cochran.
SKARBECK: Emerging countries offer high-growth opportunities
Enterprising investors willing to conduct the necessary due diligence may seek to discover high-growth opportunities in emerging-country investments.
Fair trustee issues subpoena for Brightpoint CEO
The Fair Finance bankruptcy trustee has subpoenaed Brightpoint Inc. CEO Robert J. Laikin as it tries to recover more than $19 million Laikin's brother borrowed from the Ohio company.
Eli Lilly using big dividend to prevent investor exodus
Lilly executives are emphatic that they have no plans to reduce the company's 49-cents-a-share quarterly cash dividend, which gives the stock a rich annual yield of 5.2 percent.
SKARBECK: Global economy extends beyond usual suspects
the global economy extends to many regions and countries that, while smaller in economic stature, are often overlooked.
Will Biglari use Steak n Shake playbook at Cracker Barrel?
Biglari Holdings began scarfing up Cracker Barrel shares in March and now has amassed a 9.8-percent stake worth $109 million.
SKARBECK: Getting out of a hole requires digging by all
We live in a fantasy world if everyone thinks we need to cut back on spending unless it affects them.
SKARBECK: Businessws with ‘moats’ more likely to succeed
In economic terms, consider a business that has a “sustainable competitive advantage” that serves as a moat against the competition. A business that can stave off the competition is likely to produce attractive profits.
Receiver to manage assets of Fishers money manager
A receiver will take control of assets held by Samex Capital CEO Keenan R. Hauke, a prominent Fishers money manager accused by state officials of violating securities laws.
SKARBECK: Latest investment tool to tame risk is no panacea
The idea behind tail-risk hedging is to provide protection to a portfolio against a disastrous event that would wreak havoc on the markets—a so-called “black swan” event made famous by Nassim Taleb’s book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.”
Fair Finance trustee sues National Lampoon
Fair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee this week sued National Lampoon Inc. seeking to recover millions of dollars that indicted financier Tim Durham provided the ailing Los Angeles-based comedy business over the past decade.
SKARBECK: Lackluster market forecast favors large U.S. stocks
One thing that does stand out is that, on balance, these returns are not exactly going to get investors to sit up and get excited.
UBS paying $677K to Indiana over ISTA trust fund investments
UBS Financial Services has agreed to pay state regulators $677,000 to settle a claim over investments by the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust.
SKARBECK: Finding a bright spot in dismal housing news
One analyst even declared that, relative to disposable income, housing is more undervalued than at any time in the last 35 years. So it is an attractive time to buy a house if you plan to be a long-term owner.