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Westpac and BT launch SIV service

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... investment in Australian Government bonds. As at 30 June, there were a total of 305 primary applications being processed by Immigration in Australia, with each application estimated to take between six and nine months to process. The vast majority of ...

Baker & McKenzie tells industry to prepare for SIV 'bonanza'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Australia. So far, only a relatively small number of SIVs have been rubber-stamped but figures from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection reveal there are many more in the pipeline. As at 30 June, there were 305 primary applications being ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... diversity - so observable characteristics, such as biological sex - or deep level diversity - politics around environment, immigration - those are what lie behind relationship conflict." In the worst case, she said this could result in a board that was ...

CFSGAM issues its first SIV product

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has launched its first investment option compliant with the Department of Immigration Significant Investor Visa (SIV) requirements in Australia. The Colonial First State Wholesale Sovereign Australian Bond ...

ANZ gets on the SIV bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... clients in their language of choice, and have strong empathy for the challenges of new arrivals," she said. As of May, Immigration had received 170 applicants for the SIV. Fund managers currently offering SIV-compliant products include Macquarie, Credit ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... minister, following his last minute support for Kevin Rudd in last week's leadership ballot. Chris Bowen was minister for immigration and citizenship until March of this year, when he went to the backbenches after publicly supporting Kevin Rudd in a ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... produced two discretionary portfolios which meet the requirements stipulated by the Australian Government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The SIV Fixed Income Portfolio is made up of 100% Australian government bonds and liquidity ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... an improving economy. But the big surprise brimming him with confidence was the improvements shown in US housing. "Immigration and low interest rates means that the demand for housing is rising dramatically. In the US, it's now cheaper to own your own ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... to this country not only improve productivity because they bring in skills but many become employers... Opening up immigration has not only improved global connections with the world, but also seen productivity improve."

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing populations, immigration, changing landscapes, land use, changing climate, major infrastructure demands and new consumer powers are changing the ...