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Category Archives: Peter Lowy
Hot New Comic Pete Drysdale
When the covid-19 pandemic hit, I wondered how it would affect Westfield Shopping malls which I thought were operated by the Lowy family. Turns out they sold out last year. From the Australian Financial Review March 1, 2020: Another Australian-American … Continue reading
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Westfield boss Peter Lowy denies Panama Papers involvement
From Australian Financial Review May 12, 2016: Westfield Corporation’s Lowy family have publicly denied any involvement in the so-called Panama Papers that revealed the identities of some of Australia’s best-known companies and rich-listers who have used offshore companies and trusts … Continue reading
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Clinton to Fundraise at L.A. House of Tax Evading Clinton Foundation Donor Peter Lowy
I doubt the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles covered this story. From the Washington Free Beacon June 19, 2015: Hillary Clinton will attend a $2,700-a-plate luncheon on Friday at the Beverly Hills home of a man who was investigated by … Continue reading
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Peter Lowy & Co Aren’t Afraid To Compensate Themselves
Peter Lowy is a major player in Jewish Los Angeles and a major philanthropist. From the Australian website Crikey: The Lowys say they’ve deserved their $300 million in cash over two decades to run Westfield. Shareholders might disagree, and there’s … Continue reading
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Peter Lowy And The Westfield Shopping Centers
Los Angeles Magazine reports: Lowy himself is a familiar name at City Hall and within L.A.’s business and civic communities (he served as chairman of the University of Judaism and has been on the board of numerous nonprofits). Politics is … Continue reading
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Peter Lowy Back In The News
Click here to peruse the recent articles. They’re about the economy. They don’t talk about the longtime Pico-Robertson resident’s tax evasion and why he’s staying away from the United States. I suspect it will be a cold day in hell … Continue reading
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Tagged australian journalist, big deals, Jewish Journal, market strength, peter ryan, tax evasion
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What’s The Latest On Peter Lowy?
The Jewish Journal hasn’t touched this story, but one of LA’s richest Jews (chair of the board of American Jewish University) is apparently a major tax cheat. Joe emails: What’s the latest with this? With the recent pressure UBS is … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish, depositors, frank lowy, Jewish Journal, jewish university, liechtenstein foundation, lowy, senator carl levin, senator levin, us senate committee, westfield group
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Is My Site Transparent?
A few months ago, a reader sent me news reports about Peter Lowy. I disingenuously replied: "Unfortunately, I am social with Peter Lowy and can’t publish anything negative about him." I was lying. I’ve had a total of one short … Continue reading
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Tagged aggravation, credibility, news reports
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Insider Trading Down Under
From The Age of Melbourne: ONE of the bigger boardroom bunfights is taking place at the Australian Securities Exchange, where RiskMetrics has been seeking a protest vote against director Russell Aboud for the claimed poor performance of ASX in combating … Continue reading
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Tagged donald rumsfeld, protest vote, stephen mayne, tax probe, us senate, westfield shopping centre
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The Aussie Mall Baron Who Fights The Taxman
From Bloomberg: Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Frank Lowy, Holocaust survivor, one-time Israeli commando and now the world’s biggest shopping mall landlord, raises his hand to his forehead to indicate a shrapnel scar hidden beneath a shock of white hair. … Continue reading
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Tagged australian taxation office, bondi junction, frank lowy, holocaust survivor, survival instincts, westfield group
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