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China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) schemes enable foreign investment into China. Only 12 countries have RQFII quotas, now including Australia. For example, RQFII allows our fund managers ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg also addressed issues about foreign investment, life insurance, professional standards, and the ongoing role of ASIC.

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees using the Class platform will have access to nabtrade's data feeds for domestic and international equities. Class and nabtrade have partnered to provide investors with access to five markets, eight exchanges and ...

ACCC approves Federations Centres and Novion merger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... and ISPT's $9 billion, noted Rainmaker. Federation Centres has issued a statement saying it now expects its Foreign Investment Review Board application to be dealt with prior to the Novion security holder meeting on 27 May 2015.

Treasury to simplify foreign investment framework

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... submissions from "interested parties" as to how to "modernise" and strengthen the integrity of Australia's foreign investment framework. This follows Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments in his 2015 Budget speech where he proposed "introducing a new fee regime ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Importantly, a SIV holder can still independently invest in residential real estate so long as it complies with foreign investment rules, but this would not count as a complying investment to qualify for a visa," Robb said. The visa changes reflect months ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... the government in May. The proposed changes to the SIV program include mandating a significant proportion of foreign investment into risky venture capital funds. Specialist property investor Ausin Group has benefitted from the SIV scheme through the ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... can purchase and are quoted in renminbi. B-shares are quoted in foreign currencies and open to domestic and foreign investment. "The speed of the easing is unusual relative to what we've seen in the past several years and past economic cycles in China," ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... long term plan that clearly addresses target government debt levels and timeframes, infrastructure priorities, foreign investment, business competitiveness policies and, above all, job creation."

Asia Pacific wealth growth outstrips world average

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... 2014 and the greatest HNWI wealth by 2015." In seeking growth, HNWIs in the region significantly increased foreign investment allocations to 43% in early 2014, up from 30% a year prior, with Europe attracting the largest share at 15%, followed closely ...