Land banking its a term which can be shrouded with negativity and is often in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. But what does it actually mean, and can it work as an investment strategy? What is land banking? Land banking is a speculative investment strategy, which centres around the acquisition of land deemed…
DetailsOAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — There will be two ships arriving at the Port of Oakland from Hanjin, which declared bankruptcy two weeks ago. One of them, The Hanjin Greece, made its way under the Golden Gate Bridge just after 4 p.m. Wednesday with 450 containers for eager businesses that have been anxiously awaiting their arrival.…
DetailsClive Palmer has denied an administrator request for $16.4 million from Queensland Nickel’s controlling companies sparked a move to secretly replace the refinery operator with his own newly created company. The request came in February, when Mr Palmer said a sore foot was “taking top priority” in his thinking, not the failing business. Previous slide…
DetailsClive Palmer has been forced to deny being “intimately involved’ in the decision to send Queensland Nickel into voluntary administration. The denial came after an unsuccessful attempt by Mr Palmer’s legal team to have the hearing into the collapse of QNI adjourned. Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court on Friday, flanked by private security, for…
DetailsThe first rule of PR is get on the front foot. Don’t be defensive. Don’t play off the back foot. Get out there and control the message. This appeared to be the philosophy underpinning the decision of gambler and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson to hold a press conference in Sydney on Thursday, at which…
DetailsClive Palmer has failed in his latest bid to disrupt proceedings in his Federal Court examination over the collapse of the Queensland Nickel refinery. Lawyers for the former federal MP and Queensland Nickel owner argued for an adjournment to allow for the High Court to hear Mr Palmer’s application to prevent further examination…
DetailsClive Palmer’s lawyers have failed in calls for a break in his grilling over the collapse of Queensland Nickel. Previous slide Next slide Palmer: ‘God bless Australia’ Clive Palmer is more cheerful as he faces another grilling about the collapse of Queensland Nickel on Thursday. Nine News They argued the adjournment was to give their…
DetailsRapper Lil Wayne attends Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW 2016 on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo : Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung) News broke this week that Nelly had been hit with a hefty $2,412,283 tax lien for unpaid dues to the IRS. Once fans got wind of this, they started the #hotinherestreamparty hashtag,…
DetailsBrunel Law School has appointed two new high-profile academics to teach the universitys portfolio of corporate law courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Emeritus Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford, Professor Dan Prentice, and the chair of the company law committee of the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the…
DetailsTwo industrial companies owned by a Kettering-headquartered specialist investment firm have fallen into administration, Insider can reveal. Hughes Armstrong Industries, which acquires or invests in underperforming British manufacturing companies, has been hit by the administration of Brighouse-based BCI Brewchem Ltd, a manufacturer of steelwork structures used in the food, beverage and water industries, and Halifax…
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