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Australian shares up on ease over Greece

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has risen well over one per cent following offshore markets' tempered reaction to Greece's rejection of bailout terms. US and European stock markets dipped slightly overnight, but not as much as feared in the wake of Sunday's ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... long head start. The average Asian company tax rate is 22% whereas our 30% tax rate is forcing opportunities and jobs offshore," Bragg said. The FSC annual conference will take place on the Gold Coast from 5 to 7 August. Check the program and registration ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... said. China's growing presence in the credit markets happens as the country opens some of its investment vehicles to offshore investors and aims to increase its presence in the global indices. "This is going to be a very important market and, as it opens ...

AustralianSuper, Brookfield in second US deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... office asset managers globally. "This transaction allows AustralianSuper to substantially increase its direct holdings in offshore property, in line with its strategy of investing in established assets with strong long-term growth potential," McGougan ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... restoring the budget." Specifically, the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.1) Bill 2015 streamlines the Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) regime to include commodities trading, leasing and securities lending and repurchasing agreements ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... on increased domestic rivalry from Jetstar and weak economic growth figures driving down the kiwi dollar - unsettling offshore equity investors. The NZX 50 Index fell 29.56 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5749.71.

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... recommended by Mark Johnson in his 2009 review, Australia as a Financial Centre. It is designed to cover a wide range of offshore investor types, similar to regimes in place in the UK and Singapore. "Australia has a lot to gain by making financial services ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... reach a pragmatic compromise with its creditors". WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have closed lower, amid selling by offshore investors concerned the falling kiwi dollar is eroding the value of their holdings. The NZX 50 Index fell 34.671 points, or ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... with global markets. The industry is a significant recipient of foreign direct investment, the largest originator of offshore debt capital, and the source of Australia's substantial cross-border banking claims," he said. A Finsia statement said the major ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... giving up 295.11 points to 26,566.70. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell in a Asia-Pacific region-wide sell off, as offshore uncertainty spooked investors. Steel & Tube Holdings, Auckland International Airport and Fletcher Building fell. The NZX 50 ...