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Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected calls by Germany to increase hedge fund regulation, saying responsible macroeconomic government policies are a better solution. It is being widely reported that Germany, holder of the G-7 presidency ...

Institutions more comfortable with hedge funds: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... program. Concerns about hedge fund fees also undermined the generally positive sentiment. The report's findings come as Germany has leading a European push for greater regulation of hedge funds, concerned about their potential impact on the global economy ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... Organisation to say that it expects international trade to slow from the 8 per cent achieved last year to 6 per cent. Germany remains the leading exporter of goods while China clipped the US in the second quarter of last year to finish in third place ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... easy solution to their problems is not the case. In Europe retails sales rose by a modest 0.3 per cent although in the Germany whose economy is leading the EU along with that of Spain, factory orders rose by a healthy 3.9 per cent. In the US mortgage ...

Germany lifts retirement age

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... the controversial policy shift are concerns that over the next 30 years the proportion of people aged over 65 years in Germany will surge from current level of 18 per cent to 30 per cent, while falling fertility rates just reinforce the fiscal concerns. ...

Mariner buying up in Germany

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
Mariner has acquired four premium office buildings in Germany, ahead of the launch of a Mariner German Property Trust later this year. The four buildings, located in Berlin, Kassel, Nuremburg and Ashheim-Dornach, represent the company's first venture ...

Going nuts over macadamias

... promotion. While US used to be the main buyer, Australian companies have also broadened their customer base to include Germany and Japan. More importantly, the 17.6 per cent tariff on processed macadamia imported to the USA is expected to be phased out ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

... many value-add opportunities," He continued, "Australian investors have tremendous opportunities in Europe as the UK, Germany and Italy go down the REIT (real estate investment trust) path, and as the former Eastern European economies continue to emerge." ...

Home-grown talent bag global awards

... Best Fund of the Year 2006 over a three-year period in the equity Australasia category at the Lippers Award ceremony in Germany held recently. Michelle Baltazar

Overseas direct property grows four-fold

... the US after global and Middle Eastern investors. However, the fund flows are slowly shifting to European markets with Germany getting 19 per cent of the funds, or around $1.27 billion. The largest overseas acquisition was made by Record Realty, which ...