sneaky chinamen, page-4

"So because WNI seems to be successful in buying BRM (when you are on an unrealised loss position for BRM or little gain than the $6/share you imagined it to be); that does not deem it to be against national interest for FIRB's rule book."

Nor apparently does it matter that the Chairman and largest individual shareholder of the foreign company is under investigation for corruption.

I suppose it is the "Craig Thomson" defence... as long as the investigation is "ongoing" everything is AOK. Works for the federal government.