Published on December 2, 2010 by Technology Slice
Tax Office Goes After Myer – A bid to recover the $678 million tax bill from the giant Texas Pacific Group over the sale of the Myer department store chain is to continue. This comes as newly released rulings reaffirm the Australian Taxation Office’s stance on the controversial deal. The two rulings released yesterday also [...]
Tags: Asia Pacific, Australian Taxation Office, Capital Gain, Capital Gains Tax, Controversial Deal, Dad Investors, Digital Assets, Execut, James Packer, Jennifer Hawkins, Kkr, Mum And Dad, Myer Department Store, Private Equity Companies, Private Equity Firm, Private Equity Industry, Texas Pacific Group, Tpg, Urgent Action, Windfall
Posted in Money
Published on May 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
1$ Billion in Aid Approved By The European Union – Europe has agreed a package of crisis aid for troubled eurozone countries totaling “more than 500 billion euros,” ($718 million) which will be topped up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a European Union diplomat told AFP. The fund would be made up of €440 [...]
Tags: 1 Billion, Asia Pacific, Benchmark, Diplomat, Elena Salgado, Euro, European Commission, European Union, Eurozone Countries, Finance Minister, First Minutes, International Monetary Fund, International Monetary Fund Imf, Loan Funds, Nikkei 225 Index, Rose, Share Prices, Spanish, tokyo, Union Europe
Posted in Money
Published on April 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Google Australia In Hiring Spree – Google is looking to boost headcount in Sydney by around 15 per cent which would tip its local workforce to just over 400 people. The internet giant employs approximately 350 people in Australia and has 51 job openings for positions.
Tags: Apps, Asia Pacific, Australia, Driving Force, earth, Enterprise Solutions, Geo Maps, google, Google Maps, Headcount, Internet Giant, Job Openings, Managing Director, Pre Sales, Sales Marketing, Spike, Spree, sydney, Technical Solutions, Workforce
Posted in Internet
Published on March 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Air Fares Are Set To Soar – International airfare increases in the Asia-Pacific may be up to twice those in other parts of the world as a result of the region’s robust economic recovery. The Asia Pacific and Latin America regions are leading the global aviation recovery but this is a double-edged sword for travellers [...]
Tags: Air Fares, Air Transport Association, Airlines, America Regions, Asia Pacific, Brian Pearce, Business Class, Chief Economist, Double Edged Sword, economic recovery, Global Aviation, Iata, International Air Transport, International Air Transport Association, International Airfare, Latin America, Lows, Pacific Fares, recession, Travellers
Posted in General
Published on March 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Obama Delays Australia Tour – THE White House is battling to play down speculation that Barack Obama may be forced to delay his visit to Indonesia and Australia next week because of the failure to meet his timetable on passing health legislation. The US President’s spokesman, Robert Gibbs, has stressed over the past week that [...]
Tags: Asia Pacific, Australia Tour, barack obama, Congress Leaders, Democratic Party, Failure, Health Bill, Health Legislation, Health Reform, House Of Representatives, indonesia, Major Health, Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, Several Times, Speculation, Spokesman, Timetable, White House, White House Press
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