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La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... of a 10 person Financial Services Council delegation accompanying former Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to Japan and Korea to provide on the ground business support and liaison to the trade mission and promote Australian trade opportunities. The ...

Foreign investment into Australia doubles to $43.6bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... across the region. "We're making good progress on the Asia Region Funds Passport and free trade agreements with Japan and Korea are already having a positive impact on flows. With the China agreement now passed through parliament and the Trans-Pacific ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... body for securities institutes in the Asian region and includes representatives from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taipei and Thailand. The HKSI Institute offers a comprehensive program of professional training, events and internationally ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... particular, 2014 cashless payment volumes in China are predicted to surpass those in Germany, the UK, France, and South Korea. The report says hidden payments, or payments processed through non-bank systems, are now estimated to be as big as around 10% ...

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... fast-growing Asia-Pacific." FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the agreement complements free trade agreements with Japan, Korea and China and is a positive step in the right direction for financial services trade as Australia transforms into a services-based ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... government negotiated long awaited free trade agreements with three of our four top trading partners - China, Japan and South Korea. In this context we cannot argue that the vestiges of colonialism have held Australia back from becoming a republic. It ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... region will join the Asia Region Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate on the project. The inclusion of Japan "is a ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Fund, for example, has exposure to eleven countries, including Hong Kong (23.6%), Singapore (21.7%), India (13.7%), South Korea (7.5%) or Thailand (4.4%). As much as 3.2% of the fund is invested in Asian companies listed in the United Kingdom, a strategy ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Monetary Fund (IMF). Likewise, China is rumoured to be putting its hands up to buy the IMF's remaining 203 tonnes. South Korea, Brazil and even tiny Sri Lanka are reportedly also considering beefing up their holdings of the yellow metal. China, we just ...