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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The Indian economy might have had a bad year in 2012 but its stock market continues to soar, outperforming its BRIC counterparts. The Indian economy's growth rate has come down from the double-digit pace recorded in 2010 to a mere 3.2% in the year to ...

Passing of IMR bill to attract foreign investors: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Australia's financial services industry will benefit from a tax law amendment, which removes uncertainty that had been a barrier to overseas investment, said Bill Shorten, minister for financial services and superannuation. Amendments to the Investment ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... is a unique investment opportunity allowing direct exposure to water price risk as global demand surges, with foreign investors already taking note, according to Tyndall AM. Return seeking capital is already entering the market to satisfy capital requirements ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... First State reported that 84% of Australian government bonds issued since the start of the GFC have been sold to foreign investors. This is reinforced by reports that central banks, including the European Central Bank, have been buying Australian government ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... withholding tax a "significant, and somewhat unexpected, new headwind for Australian MIT operators trying to attract foreign investors." The analysis calls the move inconsistent with the Government's new Investment Manager Regime (IMR) initiative, which ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... that. But what price 2012/13 surplus? I sincerely think that this is one broken promise, many Australians - and foreign investors - could forgive. Really I do. For given the deteriorating outlook on the Australian economy, the price of having a negative ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... [of] government bonds in the secondary market [will force] the government [to] be overwhelmingly reliant on foreign investors and Bank Indonesia," they said. Increasing activity in the Asian bond market, combined with some dampening in the outlook for ...

Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... in the farmland itself but in the surrounding infrastructure that supports it. "This is a proposal involving foreign investors investing in our infrastructure, in particular in our water conservation capacity," said Emerson. Emerson said that if water ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... highest level in more than a decade, resulting in a spread of almost 500 basis points compared to German bunds. Foreign investors rushing back into US treasuries has other offsets, however. It will dilute the 27% foreign share of the US government bond ...

New property fund built for average earners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... of properties located in state capitals throughout Australia. TIC Super said it expects "huge interest from foreign investors" and a predicted undersupply to drive up house prices in Australia. The Investors Club claims to have sold almost 15,000 properties ...