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McGrath Estate Agents partners with Aura FM for SIV funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... of the Fund." The SIV program is open to all foreign investors, but targeted in particular at high net worth Chinese nationals. Applicants are required to invest at least $5 million in compliant products for a minimum of four years, after which they ...

First submissions to ASIC inquiry made public

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... jurisdictional limit of $500,000 and asks for more protection by ASIC. "I would expect a lot of submissions coming through," Nationals Senator John Williams told Financial Standard. On June Williams introduced a motion into Parliament asking for a Senate ...

ASIC far too slow to act on misconduct: Senator

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been "far too slow to act" on misconduct in the financial services industry, Nationals senator John Williams told Financial Standard. Yesterday Williams introduced a motion into Parliament for a Senate ...

Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... European companies. "We look to invest in the best companies in the world and don't care where they are listed. Multi-nationals deriving revenue internationally can be picked up at more attractive prices in unfavoured markets."

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules, foreign nationals must pay the tax when they dispose of property interests. Russell said the FIRPTA can erode 35-40% of the investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Overseas Investment Office approval for the takeover. GNC - GRAINCORP LTD - up five cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $12.26 A Nationals senator says he fears a proposed $2.7 billion takeover of grains marketer Graincorp could lead to foreign control of 95 ...

Singapore: the cloud computing hub

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... challenges but said a number of developments are creating a "virtuous cycle" in Singapore's favour. Sixty per cent of multi-nationals with more than 7,000 employees already have their Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore, including software ...

Thousands rally against Sarkozy

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
A French protest rally involving hundreds of thousands of French nationals marched the streets of Paris and beyond in protest to proposed retirement age changes. Thousands marched through over 130 towns and cities in a united protest against President ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... to holding the balance of power and mark a distinct shift to the left in Australian real politik. Adding to this, the Nationals with a highly concentrated outer rural voter base in only two States are likely to compete for seats against the Liberals ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... fundamental factors like history, geography, remoteness from markets and the pattern of demographic settlement. The Nationals have put pressure on Prime Minister John Howard's $10 billion water rescue plan saying that they wish to limit the buy-back ...