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Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... Malaysian debt by 2.4 percent in July to a three-year low of 206.8 billion ringgit, central bank data show" and "foreign investors pulled $3.3 billion" out of the stock market". Don't blame 'em given the host of problems currently plaguing Malaysia. ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Foreign investors can access China through an increasing number of channels. A-shares, H-shares and government bonds are the talk of the town in the world's buzziest financial districts. But there are still risks when investing in such a complex and ...

Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Prime Value Asset Management has launched a fund that targets self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and foreign investors under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme. The Prime Value Cash Plus Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing ...

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The Investment Manager Regime (IMR) legislation, aimed at removing tax uncertainty for foreign investors when using Australia-based fund managers, was passed through Parliament last night. The legislation was recommended by Mark Johnson in his 2009 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... Wednesday fell nearly two per cent, with a rapidly rising Australian dollar and profit taking by Japan-based foreign investors believed to be responsible. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 109.9 points, or 1.9 per cent, lower at 5,883.6. The broader ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... impact on self-funded retirees is hard to fathom," Agland said. "The best way to reduce the negative impact for foreign investors would be to reduce the corporate tax rate, which will have the impact of reducing the benefit of imputation credits without ...

Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... have deterred foreign entities from using Australian fund managers. "The revised IMR legislation will provide foreign investors with clarity and certainty on the tax treatment of their investments," the Financial Services Council chief executive Sally ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... least, is the hope. Lowering interest rates some more, the RBA hopes, would make the Australian dollar uglier to foreign investors and drive their amorous intentions (yeah, I Know Valentine's Day long over) to other prettier legal tenders. You know the ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... dollar-A's 17.8% depreciation versus the greenback since, the All Ords has cheapened by 10.1% over the same period in foreign investors' eyes. Confirming again that, "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder".

Australia fails to attract foreign investors: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... industry. The organisation's submission to Treasury noted that "60% of the assets managed in Hong Kong belong to foreign investors, in Singapore; the number is 80%. In contrast, our pool of $2.4 trillion under management, less than 5% is foreign sourced." ...