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SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... just 19 applications since the new rules were introduced. The previous system, introduced in 2012 to encourage foreign investment, create Australian jobs and benefit the Australian economy, drew more than 1600. Independent law firm Hall & Wilcox says ...

Foreign investment into Australia doubles to $43.6bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Foreign investment into Australia through managed investment trusts (MITs) has more than doubled and was $43.6 billion for the year to 31 December, 2014. The '2015 Australian Investment Managers Cross-Border Flows Report' by the Financial Services Council ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) schemes enable foreign investment into China. Only 12 countries have RQFII quotas, now including Australia. For example, RQFII allows our fund managers ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg also addressed issues about foreign investment, life insurance, professional standards, and the ongoing role of ASIC.

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees using the Class platform will have access to nabtrade's data feeds for domestic and international equities. Class and nabtrade have partnered to provide investors with access to five markets, eight exchanges and ...

ACCC approves Federations Centres and Novion merger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... and ISPT's $9 billion, noted Rainmaker. Federation Centres has issued a statement saying it now expects its Foreign Investment Review Board application to be dealt with prior to the Novion security holder meeting on 27 May 2015.

Treasury to simplify foreign investment framework

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... submissions from "interested parties" as to how to "modernise" and strengthen the integrity of Australia's foreign investment framework. This follows Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments in his 2015 Budget speech where he proposed "introducing a new fee regime ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Importantly, a SIV holder can still independently invest in residential real estate so long as it complies with foreign investment rules, but this would not count as a complying investment to qualify for a visa," Robb said. The visa changes reflect months ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... the government in May. The proposed changes to the SIV program include mandating a significant proportion of foreign investment into risky venture capital funds. Specialist property investor Ausin Group has benefitted from the SIV scheme through the ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... can purchase and are quoted in renminbi. B-shares are quoted in foreign currencies and open to domestic and foreign investment. "The speed of the easing is unusual relative to what we've seen in the past several years and past economic cycles in China," ...