News and publications
April 08
Indepen has published a report for the International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG), the European Virtual Private Network Users Association (EVUA) and BT plc entitled Productivity, Growth and Jobs: How Telecoms Regulation Can Support European Businesses. The study examines the extent to which the EU’s current telecoms regulatory framework is handicapping efforts to boost productivity and competitiveness from ICT investment because it blocks the provision of pan-European communication services to major business users.
March 08
Indepen has published the findings of its survey of investors in the water sector in England and Wales. Sponsored by Water UK, the survey's purpose was to ascertain and share the views of the investment community at an early stage in the 2009 Price Review process.
View 2008 Investor Survey - Appendix B
Feb 08
Matthew Parr presented the findings of the water sector's Investor Survey at Water UK's annual City Conference.
The findings are a result of 37 interviews undertaken by Indepen over January and February with pension funds, infrastructure funds, investors in quoted equity, bondholders, rating agencies, banks and monoline insurers. Indepen undertook a similar survey in 2005.
The Conference was attended by 150 of the industry’s leaders, regulators, government representatives and the investment community. The keynote speaker was Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Feb 08
Indepen has written, in collaboration with Accent, an article for Utility Week entitled Out of Sight. The article looks into the idiosyncrasies of the UK regulatory systems and what this means for the consumer’s perception of the various regulators.