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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 ...

Hedge funds trail broader indices in April: Hennessee

... "Other factors contributing to a low conviction by hedge fund managers are the lack of insider buying, reduced foreign investment, 10-year highs in unemployment, and a lack of pricing power," Gradante added. The Hennessee Latin America was the top performing ...

OECD calls for greater investment, international cooperation

A greater emphasis on domestic and foreign investment has been deemed vital for financing economic development globally, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in her summary as chair of the ministerial council meeting of the 30-member ...