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Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... this change cannot be underestimated - it removes a major barrier to Australian based fund managers attracting foreign investment," said John Brogden, chief executive, FSC. The consultation period closes August 30 with the Board of Taxation to offer ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... sector from the Productivity Commission gave way to mergers and acquisitions opportunities for domestic and foreign investment. Currently investment in modern nursing homes is stilted due to Australian Government's planning targets, with price and supply ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian fund managers are well positioned to enter Japan's $18.9 trillion savings pool as an Asian regions funds passport gains political and industry momentum. A new PwC / Austrade report, The Australian Fund Managers Roadmap to Japan, has found ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... "Chinese investment is welcome in Australia, as is shown by the steady stream of proposals approved by our Foreign Investment Review Board. As with investment from other countries, inward investment proposals are subject to consistent rules which serve ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... merging with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is against the interest of Australia and should be rejected. The Foreign Investment Review Board notified the SGX of Swan's disposition to the view that under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act ...

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... management industry has been involved in the consultation process, given the strong support for the repeal of the foreign investment fund regime (which has already taken place) and the proposed introduction of the foreign accumulation fund rules," Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... up 6.16 points to 10,842.80, with holders of some exporter stocks taking profits due to a stronger yen, but foreign investment in Japan was expected to stay strong. Shanghai fell 0.93 per cent, or 27.36 points, to 2,899.98 amid concern about the likelihood ...

Tax reforms bolster local funds management

MEDIA RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... this change cannot be underestimated - it removes a major barrier to Australian based fund managers attracting foreign investment," he said. "This will give Australian based fund managers the certainty they need when competing internationally and is ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... offshore are unlikely to compete with dark pools located in Australia," he continued. The focus now shifts to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), and the Treasurer, who will asses the transaction's merits in terms of the national interest. Politicians ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... remains subject to the finalisation of funding arrangements, the completion of due diligence, and tellingly, Foreign Investment Review Board approval. The fund had a market value of $1.2 billion at yesterday's close, and $3.2 billion in assets under ...