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CSC and Infratil make another co-investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... Centres - a provider of outsourced data centre services. New Zealand-based Infratil said it recently received Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval to complete the co-investment and settlement is expected to occur this month. Both investors ...

New trustee launches managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Australia, Singapore and New Zealand, and the development of managed investment trusts to facilitate significant foreign investment flows into Australian commercial property and infrastructure assets. Calder has deep experience in both public and private ...

Foreign investment bound for South Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
The South Australian government is continuing to promote its $21 billion agriculture industry to foreign investors via an innovative online portal and through wider budget initiatives. The portal, AgInsight South Australia, was launched in August 2015 ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... "There is the potential for knock on consequences for market-moving issues like trade, labour mobility and foreign investment. How the EU strikes a balance between facilitating a swift UK exit to reduce risk as quickly as possible, and discouraging similar ...

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... for Asian sovereign investment in 2016. As a result of more investment friendly policies, such as the 2016 Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, many investors feel it is now easier and more attractive to invest in the US than other markets. Asian ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... Equity and Venture Capital Association is calling for a fast-tracked limited partnership vehicle to encourage foreign investment into high-growth businesses. The limited partnership would be part of wider national policy that relaxes existing foreign ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's "brutally competitive" superannuation system makes it a high-risk prospect for foreign investment managers, according to Cerulli Associates research. The Cerulli Edge - Asia-Pacific Edition, 2Q 2016 report highlighted the aggressive downward ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Australia's high wage and business costs and high rates of tax, they added. As a result, Cerulli said some foreign investment managers believe doing business in Australia is high risk, not because of capital market issues, but because of commercial realities ...

BGL joins DomaCom in fight for Kidman

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... market several months ago and was acquired by Chinese interests in October. But the sale was blocked by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). As DomaCom is only interested in the land, an operator is being sought to manage the business, stock ...

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... just 19 applications since the new rules were introduced. The previous system, introduced in 2012 to encourage foreign investment, create Australian jobs and benefit the Australian economy, drew more than 1600. Independent law firm Hall & Wilcox says ...