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After 10 years AXA seeks 100% control of Asia Pacific unit

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2004
... operation announced better than expected half year underlying profits. One hurdle to the proposed move will be the Foreign Investment Review Board which would have to approve any takeover of AXA Asia Pacific by AXA SA. As part of its acquisition of National ...

Aust govt not to raise objections to News Corp move

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
... under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act. "I have decided to raise no objections under the government's foreign investment policy to a proposal for The News Corporation to relocate its place of incorporation to the US," he said in a statement. ...

Macquarie Bank sets up Japanese infrastructure fund

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... turnpike from Tokyu Corporation. The deal was Macquarie's first infrastructure investment in Japan and the first foreign investment in Japanese infrastructure, Macquarie said.

Ex-AMP man to head Invest Victoria

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
... Brumby said Foskett\'s business experience in Asia will be invaluable as Invest Victoria seeks to bring more foreign investment to the state. In 2002-2003, the state government helped facilitate $2.4 billion of investment in Victoria which created 7400 ...

Foreign investment surges in Australian property market

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... Australian houses and apartments last financial year. That was nearly double the $631 million worth of dwellings the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approved for foreigners two years earlier. But it seems many of the buyers may actually have been ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Domestic market finishes down after busy day

... US dollar fell to another record low against the euro, re-igniting fears that currency weakness would curb foreign investment in the US. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.70 points to 10,145.26, its highest finish since May 23, 2002. The broader ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker as new SARS fears emerge

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
... the dollar sank to another record low against the euro and rekindled fears that currency weakness would curb foreign investment in the United States. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 15 points or 0.15 per cent at 10,144.75, according to the ...

Costello appoints Ross Cameron to assist in financial market policy process

... in relation to financial market conduct, disclosure and supervision, corporate governance, consumer affairs, foreign investment and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Productivity Commission. He said that Senator Helen ...

Treasury boss pushes reforms to maintain growth

... education and training policy; welfare and health, taxation, energy, water, transport, communications, trade and foreign investment would also help boost productivity. "In order to maintain this performance, we will need to continue with reforms that ...

Income tax Budget gets mixed reaction

... should boost capital inflows." Gilbert also said that exemptions granted to Australian superannuation funds from Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) tax rules would also be beneficial. "The reform if the FIF regime to 'carve out' funds on behalf of 'mum and ...