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Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... industry," Loane added. "The Free Trade Agreements, retirement challenges for the funds management industry and the Asia Region Funds Passport will be important items for discussion on our agenda." Frydenberg said that under the trade agreement with ...

Smart beta, fixed income ETFs surge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... double by 2020 to 22%," said Manchanda, who is in Australia to present his findings to clients on the last stop of an Asia region road show. According to the product specialist, the rise of smart beta strategies has been driven largely by investor demand ...

Government seeks further Asia Funds Passport consultation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The government has released a consultation paper on the rules and operational arrangement for the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper has been prepared by the Asia Region Funds Passport Working Group which includes Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... that the Asia Pacific region continues to dominate - representing 55% of total fund flows. We are hopeful that the Asia Region Funds Passport, to be piloted from January 2016, will make it easier for two way flow of funds between Fund Passport nations," ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition; the Asia region funds passport; the Financial System Inquiry (FSI); and the regulation of the financial services industry. Flegg chose to present ...

Financial services Australia's largest industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... Australians to international investment opportunities. We are very supportive of the work done by the FSC to develop the Asia Region Funds Passport to facilitate mutual recognition between Australia and other economies." The pilot program is expected ...

Nikko AM adds senior executives to global team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Howland-Jackson has joined as vice chairman of Nikko Asset Management Europe and Senior Advisor for the Middle East, Africa and Asia region. Howland-Jackson was most recently a senior manager director at ING Bank and has over 40 years' experience in ...

FSC calls for new govt agency to grow industry overseas

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... covering mutual recognition arrangements, financial services sections of fair trade agreements, double tax treaties, the Asia Region Funds Passport and coordination of existing government agencies. "This government resource should be dedicated to focussing ...

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
If Australia wants develop its potential to be funds management player in the Asia region, government has to decide whether it's policy on how it treats international fund managers is targeted at minimising tax leakage or exporting services, growing ...

Bowen supports lump sum status quo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... the issue was "not front of mind." On a more positive note, Bowen expressed strong support for initiatives like the Asia Region Funds Passport, and said a future Labor government would be committed to exporting Australian financial services. Read all ...