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Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Foreign investors tend to look at Australia holistically before investing in the local share market, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 45% of participants said numerous factors contribute to making Australia an attractive place ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... informed decision at the ballot box," he said. This week we ask: What makes Australian equities attractive to foreign investors?

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... consider shareholders' interest, as companies with better corporate governance are more likely to be owned by foreign investors. Many companies with good corporate governance practices in the market tend to have a strong foreign institutional investor ...

Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... get simple, efficient automated access to a market that has historically been complicated and cumbersome for foreign investors to access," Saxo said. The Chinese bond market has an estimated worth of $12 trillion, with Chinese bonds being increasingly ...

China A-shares to shake up EM funds

KARREN VERGARA AND DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... handful of stocks." When the A-shares inclusion was announced a year ago, it immediately triggered interest from foreign investors wanting exposure to internet stock giants such as Baidu and Alibaba. But as China's emerging market index concentration ...

FIIG Securities goes global, appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... our counterparties based in Europe, the UK and the US, but also provides us with the opportunity to introduce foreign investors to the emerging Australian corporate bond market," Stening said. "We have experienced strong growth servicing our investor ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... Investment Vehicles (CCIVs), which complement the Passport, are also due to operate sometime this year. CCIVs enable foreign investors to pool funds to be managed by Australian fund managers via a corporate structure rather than a trust structure. In ...

Intergenerational business succession failing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... partnerships, said PwC Australia partner and private leader Sanjiv Jeraj. There is strong interest coming from foreign investors, especially from Asia that are eyeing Australia's health, services and food business sector, he added. Many owners however ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... benefiting from the tax cuts. A reduction in tax means a reduction in franking credits, while advantageous for foreign investors, has no benefits for domestic investors and in particular, for retiree investors. Morrison said he is unapologetic as the ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... new tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs), both of which have created concerns about the taxation of foreign investors. "The Government is clarifying that when a foreign investor invests in Australia through a foreign fund or an independent ...