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AMP circles AXA Asia Pacific

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... directors have rejected AMP's $4 billion bid for AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses, creating the first hurdle in a landmark deal that could, if it goes through, create a new Australian insurance and financial planning monolith. The proposal ...

Tax system should improve wellbeing: Henry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
A landmark speech by Dr Ken Henry, head of Treasury, shows why he terrifies the financial services lobby - he believes the taxation system should be used to boost societal wellbeing rather than protect incumbency. Speaking yesterday at the Committee ...

Private investors on property buying spree

CBRE RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... The number of sales (above $5.0 million each) also fell by 22 per cent over the same period, That said, there were some landmark transactions. Since January this year, a Brisbane property was sold for $173 million and a Melbourne office tower changed ...

Pockets of income in property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... Property Group notched a bargain when it purchased a CBD office centre known to Adelaide locals as the Black Stump - a landmark building that will underpin a new fund that promises a regular income distribution of at least 10 per cent per annum. The ...

James Hardie a case study on governance

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... Yesterday's civil proceedings against seven former non-executive directors and three former executives of James Hardie is a "landmark decision" in Australian corporate governance, said ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

ANZ to become top four bank in Vietnam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... branches and expand services in Vietnam after receiving a licence of incorporation from the State Bank of Vietnam. The landmark move was witnessed by Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who both attended the ...

Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
LandMark White Invest today unveilled the LMWI Diversified Property Fund - a debut offering that executes a low gearing, minimal risk approach to property investing. LMW Invest, a spin off from property valuation firm LandMark White group, secured the ...

LMW Invest secures property veterans

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Listed property valuation firm LandMark White is setting up a new investment management arm that boasts industry heavyweights Linden Toll, president of ADPIA, and ex-Investa fund manager Michael Este at its helm. LandMark White has traditionally been ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

... has a flow-on effect on all lenders, borrowers and the end consumers. Admittedly, Australia is unlikely to witness a landmark case similar to 'Operation Malicious Mortgage' because unlike the US, sub-prime loans in Australia make up an estimated one ...

Aust and NZ to mutually recognise capital raisings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... sign documents relating to the mutual recognition tomorrow in Wellington. A statement released by the Dalziel said, "the landmark agreement will make it easier and cheaper for businesses on both sides of the Tasman to raise capital and for the public ...