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Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... because of their status as key regional allies and partners with the US in renegotiating a new North American Free Trade Agreement, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Any US trade partner has the option of asking to be excluded from ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Donald Trump, the investment manager noted the US President's recent confirmation that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will stand and Mexico's economy has since bounced. "Even if, by rare chance, the US does restrict trade and put in ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... regarding mutual recognition with Korea to implement the market access commitments made in the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement," Loane said. KOFIA chairman Young-Key Hwang said Korean asset managers are similarly enthusiastic about the future prospects ...

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... being in favour of protectionist trade policies, with half agreeing that countries should not enter into free trade agreement "because they hurt our country's workers." Of the 28 countries surveyed, half had lost faith in the system, citing corruption ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... declined to 30.5%. Before the implementation of the JAEPA, the tariff was 38.5%. Similarly, the Korea Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) saw beef tariffs drop to 32% - having been 40% prior to KAFTA. Public sector picking up economic slack Australia's ...

Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Jim Chalmers said greater policy emphasis needs to be placed on financial services' role in the Australian economy. Speaking at the Value Alliance Annual Reception in Sydney, Chalmers referred ...

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 ...

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement finalised in Atlanta this week will provide a platform for multilateral trade with major economies in the Pacific Rim, creating new opportunities for Australian financial services companies. The TTP Agreement ...

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
... services industry. The Asia Region Funds Passport is a signature initiative of this region to create a mini free trade agreement for managed funds initially between Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, The Philippines and Thailand. This is designed ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... financial crisis. In China, the government is taking steps to open the economy to foreign investors. Its historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia will boost economic relations between the two countries and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect ...