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

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The investment management industry can expect a rapid explosion in the number of people coming to Australia under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, according to Baker & McKenzie partner Bill Fuggle, who says as many as 300 could be approved ...

AustSuper backs away from SYD takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... airport's ownership structure that would publicly list the entire company, and potentially raise the limit on foreign investment from 40% to 49%. But this surge may have reached its zenith. The consortium of pension funds led by AustralianSuper and the ...

Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... that doesn't' do it, I'm not sure what will. Perhaps a fall in the Australian dollar will bring an influx of foreign investment," he finished.

Sagging commodities see drop in foreign investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Australia is attracting considerably less foreign investment compared to the height of the mining boom, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the six months ending December 2012, assets under custody ...

ANZ gets on the SIV bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... investment solution for the government's Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program. The SIV is a scheme to attract foreign investment to the Australian economy. Applicants are required to invest at least $5 million in compliant products for a minimum of ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
New reforms announced by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... $7 billion in 2000 to $126 billion in 2012 and it accounts now for 9% of the world flows. On the other hand, foreign investment from BRICS into Africa represented 25% of Africa's inflows last year. South Africa is Africa's largest and most developed ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... investors' optimism for the country's stock market. Last year, PM Singh's government opened up Indian industries to foreign investment and also raised foreign ownership of "local insurance ventures" to 49% from 26%, and "for the first time permit foreign ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... fuelled by greed, as is the case in a classic bubble scenario, but by flight-to-safety," he said. "In addition, foreign investment is playing a huge role in the price of Australian bonds." Before the GFC, approximately 20-30% of Australian government ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... mostly higher, led by a surge on the Shanghai index after the securities regulator raised hopes for increased foreign investment in China's stock market. Shanghai surged 3.06 per cent, or 68.74 points, to 2,311.74 after the head of China's securities ...