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FSC proposes Budget fixes to boost fin services exports

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... "Investors are flocking to other jurisdictions such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Luxembourg which have broader collective investment vehicle structures which are simple, effective and workable," he said. The FSC has also recommended changes to Australia's ...

Parliament tables new tax laws for investment trusts

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... of other jurisdictions such as Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK," she said. "Allowing additional types of collective investment vehicles in Australia such as a corporate structure similar to the one used in the UK or a Luxembourg SICAV would place Australia ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... million Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund (AASF). By using what Aberdeen described as an "Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) regulated investment structure," the AASF gives investors access to traditionally illiquid ...

China FTA gives Australia "first mover advantage"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... be implemented and Australian domestic regulation must be reformed. He said that Australia should create collective investment vehicle structures, as Australian unit trusts can be very unfamiliar to overseas investors. Australia also needs more competitive ...

Government seeks further Asia Funds Passport consultation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... in Australia. "The remaining reforms - the investment manager regime, broadening the range of allowable collective investment vehicles, removing tax uncertainty and enabling competitive tax settings - have not yet been delivered. Encouragingly, these ...

Standard Life Inv launches global equity strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... SICAV fund (which is an acronym for sociA(C)tA(C) d'investissement A capital variable - a common European collective investment scheme structure) mirrors the existing open-ended investment company (OEIC) offering which launched in January 2007 Standard ...

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... aims to facilitate cross border distribution of managed fund products across the Asia region. It allows collective investment products offered in one Passport economy to be sold to investors in another economy. Currently, funds are manufactured, distributed ...

AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... Africa Richard Shields. Campbell will also focus on fundraising for AMP Capital's UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) platform and for its unlisted infrastructure business. She will work with clients such as pension ...

AMP launches infrastructure and real estate UCITS platform

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... assets under management, which will be split equally between the two strategies. A UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) platform is an investment vehicle that enables fund managers to more easily distribute their ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... aims to facilitate cross border distribution of managed fund products across the Asia region. It allows collective investment products offered in one Passport economy to be sold to investors in another economy. The federal government has targeted Asia ...