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Multix exit strategy pays off for AMP

... an experienced management team, which is reflected in the acquisition price we have received. McPherson's are a natural buyer for this business and should be able to develop it further in combination with their existing business said AMP Capital Investors ...

Investors flock interstate to escape NSW vendor tax

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
Property investors are taking their money interstate, fleeing the adverse impact of the NSW government's exit stamp duty, an Australian Property Institute survey has found. The 2.25% tax on the sale of investment properties, introduced in May's mini-budget ...

AFIG plays cards close to chest on GE Money speculation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... which owns non-bank lender Wizard Home Loans, on Friday declined to comment on speculation that it is talking to a potential buyer. AFIG, 25% each owned by Deutsch Asset Management, Kerry Packer\'s Publishing and Broadcasting, State Capital Corp representing ...

Proposal to abolish exit fees splits industry

A Federal Opposition proposal to stop super providers charging exit fees when investors leave their funds has been rejected by the major body representing Australia 's major retail funds. "I don 't think there 's a role for the Government to regulate ...

LFG declares substantial interest in Challenger: report

... that Challenger is planning to sell its remaining Australian property portfolio in one line to AMP, although another ready buyer may also be Mariner Financial, the financial services business run by former Challenger boss Bill Ireland.

Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
Home loan affordability across Australia was at its lowest in more than eight years at the end of 2003, making it even more difficult for first home buyers to enter the property market. During the December quarter of 2003, home loan affordability in ...

Housing affordability down in December

Housing affordability for first-time home buyers fell 8.4%, reaching a record low in the December quarter, according to a report released yesterday by the Commonwealth Bank and the Housing Industry Association. Figures from the survey indicate that ...

Victorian government lifts mortgage tax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... reprieve worth up to $200 million per year to taxpayers. Bracks said the change worth "hundreds of dollars" to the average home buyer would be a "significant relief". But the stamp duty paid on the purchase price - costing home buyers thousands of dollars ...

Strong A$ not all bad news for exporters: CommSec

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
A report on the way a strong Aussie dollar affects share prices has challenged conventional wisdom that it is bad for exporters, saying resource shares can gain value alongside a muscular local currency. The CommSec report argues the impact of the stronger ...

Foreign investment surges in Australian property market

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
The relatively low Australian dollar has been a boon for overseas investors, who snapped up $1.19 billion worth of Australian houses and apartments last financial year. That was nearly double the $631 million worth of dwellings the Foreign Investment ...