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Macquarie Office Trust in Principal merger talks: report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... Principal America Office Trust about a $1 billion friendly merger with the US-based property trust, the Australian Financial Review reported. The two have reportedly been talks since late May. Under the proposed merger, the resulting entity would be ...

ATO targets retiree strategy

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
... to a super fund to exploit the rules and minimise their tax on retirement investment products, The Australian Financial Review newspaper reports today. The strategy, which has been widely promoted by financial planners for the past 10 years, was last ...

Ernst & Young confident of becoming NAB auditor, paper reports

... is up for grabs after NAB decided not to retain KPMG\'s services after the 2004 financial year. The Australian Financial Review said it is believed that Ernst & Young had already earmarked between 50 and 100 who would work on the NAB account. It has ...

ASX moves to keep News Corp in the top 200: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... complicated new index in order to keep News Corporation in the top 200 listings, it was reported today. The Australian Financial Review said the new index aims to prevent to local market losing billions of dollars in annual share trading activity. The ...

ATO to review deductions for commercial property: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2004
... tax deductions allowed for shopping centres, office towers, hotels and industrial facilities. The Australian Financial Review reports the tax office has signalled a review of the depreciation and capital allowances applying to the commercial property ...

Chaney mooted as future NAB chair

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
... a possible contender for the National Australia Bank board and maybe even the chairman's job. The Australian Financial Review said today Mr Chaney was the board's preferred choice for one of two soon-to-be-vacated positions, and also a favourite with ...

Optus planning to buy Commander for $250 mln: report

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
... Corp by buying small business telco provider Commander Communications, according to a report in The Australian Financial Review. The newspaper said Optus was negotiating the $250 million acquisition as the sector was undergoing rationalisation as the ...

NAB to outline plans for $2 billion debt

... meet capital demands by the prudential regulator in the wake of the currency trading scandal, the Australian Financial Review reported. The paper said the bank's chief executive John Stewart was expected to outline both measures today when he delivered ...

ATO draft ruling casts doubt on buyback structure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
... involved in share buybacks could be reduced following a draft ruling from the Australian Tax Office. The Australian Financial Review reported the ATO's draft determination, released yesterday, raised concerns that the buy-back prices set by companies ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... strict Swiss banking laws. The ASIC investigation begun last month followed allegations raised by the Australian Financial Review which revealed Mr Rivkin, Qantas director Trevor Kennedy and former Labor minister Graham Richardson were owners of a stake ...