Search results for Foreign Ownership

Proposed Rules Broaden Texas Real Estate Foreign Ownership Restrictions

Texas Senate Bill 17 (“SB 17”), which became effective September 1, 2025, broadly restricts individuals domiciled in, and entities headquartered in, designated foreign countries (p...

Marcos allows up to 40% foreign ownership in small retailers

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has eased foreign investment rules for retail trade by allowing overseas investors to own as much as 40% of enterprises with paid-up capital of l...

Texas AG Issues Proposed Rules Implementing SB 17 Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Texas Real Property

Texas Senate Bill (SB) 17, which took effect Sept. 1, 2025, added Subchapter H of Chapter 5 of the Texas Property Code. SB 17 restricts certain foreign persons and entities from pu...

NRC Issues Direct Final Rule Implementing ADVANCE Act FOCD Exceptions

The rule permits entities associated with OECD countries and India to own a majority share of U.S. nuclear utilization facilities (nuclear power plants and research reactors). The...

Soil for Sale? South Dakota Amends State Foreign Ownership & Reporting Law

In recent years, a growing number of states have enacted laws restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land. South Dakota is among...

Some foreign-owned companies still qualify under ‘Buy Canadian’ policy: Report

Definition of Canadian so broad it would apply to corporations with storefront branches here, report says

Navigating Nuclear- New Nuclear Regulations Expand Opportunities for Foreign Ownership and Investment

On 23 April 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) drastically changed its requirements for foreign ownership and investment of nuclear facilities—opening the US market to n...

FCC Commissioner Calls For “Rigorous” Review Of Foreign Ownership Investment In Paramount’s Proposed Acquisition Of Warn...

The sole Democrat on the FCC is calling on the agency to investigate and examine foreign investment in Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has disclo...

Soil for Sale? Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC Staff Recently, the Utah state legislature enacted House Bill 291 (“HB 291”), which amends the state’s existing foreign ownership...

Foreigners Own Nearly $30 Trillion in U.S. Stocks and Bonds. Here Is Why That Number Should Be on Every Investor's Radar

Foreign investor sentiment is a barometer you shouldn't overlook.

Paramount wants FCC to approve increased foreign ownership in Warner Bros. Discovery deal

The Larry Ellison-backed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery would give Middle Eastern royal families an ownership stake in CBS and CNN.

Foreign-Owned Defense Firms Take Note - New Rule Would Extend FOCI Requirements to Unclassified (And Even Some Commercia...

On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would extend foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) requirements to defense c...

Investors are a threat to farmland ...and not just the foreign ones

00:00 - Coming up 1:29 - Meet Dean Orr, farmer and land use researcher 3:22 - What Ontario is proposing for limiting foreign land ownership 6:57 - Land use vs land ownership 9:19 -...

Michael O'Rielly: Paramount Deal Doesn’t Trigger Foreign Ownership Concerns

Paramount's foreign-backed bid for Warner Bros./Discovery poses little FCC concern since all overseas investors are passive with no content control, the author writes.

Texas SB 17 has reshaped foreign capital in homebuilding

America’s largest homebuilders no longer just build subdivisions. Rather, they’re consolidating power. Scale is the new advantage, land is the new currency, and increasingly, owner...

Italy’s Council of State Revisits Golden Power Regulations, Redraws Lines on Share Pledges

A landmark ruling limits foreign direct investment filing obligations to transactions involving immediate changes in control or governance. For years, the Italian government requir...

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing

Paramount Skydance said the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will be 49.5% owned by foreign investors, with about 38.5% of the equity in the new company held by a trio of Mi...

How changes in home rental laws in England will impact Hong Kong, mainland investors

A proposed cap on the ground rents paid by leasehold homeowners in England and Wales is seen as favouring foreign property investors, including those from Hong Kong and mainland Ch...

Govt opens insurance sector: 100% FDI allowed via automatic route

The government has allowed 100% FDI in insurance companies, enabling foreign investors to fully own Indian insurers under the automatic route. However, foreign investment in LIC wi...

Navigating Nuclear: New Nuclear Regulations Expand Opportunities for Foreign Ownership and Investment

On 23 April 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) drastically changed its requirements for foreign ownership and investment of nuclear facilities—opening the US market to n...

America's $28 trillion problem: The Fed just said foreign investors now own way more of the US than it owns of them

House Bill Could Bar Mercedes Over China Ownership Stakes

Lawmakers are weighing legislation that would ban carmakers with ties to foreign adversaries, a measure that threatens to upend Mercedes-Benz's U.S. business.

Japan passes tougher foreign investment law, paving way for CFIUS-like panel

Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm

Australia ordered a string of China-linked shareholders to sell their stakes in a rare earths firm on Monday, citing the need to protect the sector from foreign control.…