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Financial services export industry must rival iron ore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... be established to progress international financial integration and to promote Australian financial services in the Asia Region," Cooper said. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FSC Annual ConferenceA here

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... widespread adoption still exist, the funds management industry must be well prepared for the impending pilot version of the Asia Region Funds Passport if the long-term existence of the scheme is to be guaranteed. That was the consensus of an expert panel ...

Green appointed CEO MetLife Korea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... and Australian markets. Green joined MetLife early in 2013 and in the short time since has successfully developed an Asia region strategy and execution framework that has lead to increased multiples in their employee benefits markets across the region. ...

Funds passport 'doomed to fail' without tax reform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The Asia Region Funds Passport is "doomed to fail" unless the government changes taxation law to favour Asian investors in Australia, according to BNP Paribas Security Services managing director Peter Baker. While the funds passport initiative is good ...

PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... said that this philosophy is important to differentiate the strategy from predominantly 'quasi-index funds' in the Asia region. The Fund delivered a total return, since inception in 2008, of more than 190%, outstripping its benchmark by more than 170% ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The federal government, with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... are manufactured, distributed and administered within each jurisdiction, with no transferability across borders. The Asia Region Funds Passport aims to facilitate cross border distribution of managed fund products across the Asia region. It allows collective ...

FSC acclaims free trade agreement with Korea

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... its territory. "Trade in financial services requires the free movement of data across borders. This is vital for the Asia Region Funds Passport a^' which will harmonise funds management regulation across the region a^' to succeed," he said. The KAFTA ...

FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... asking the government to implement all the recommendations in the Johnson report, which include the creation of an Asia Region Funds Passport that would make it easier for Australians to invest directly in equities in a number of Asian countries and ...

David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... competitive," the industry body's chief executive John Brogden said. "Australia already has some runs on the board. The Asia Region Funds Passport is under development and the Investment Manager Regime and Significant Investor Visa regimes have been ...