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Aust shares open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... after offshore markets fell sharply overnight. The recent weakness in the Australian dollar has also led to many foreign investors taking their money out of Australia, including in the share market. But, the currency fall is still being viewed as an ...

Macquarie launches fund for significant investor visa migrants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... 2013. The Macquarie SIV Cash fund requires a minimum investment of $1 million and has been developed to allow foreign investors to access cash investments in Australia. MSI, a division of Macquarie Funds Group, plans to launch a further three Macquarie ...

Aust custody and admin sector hits $2 trillion

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... compared to Australian assets under custody (6.7%) for Australian investors. Australian assets under custody for foreign investors (sub-custody) also grew by 13.5% indicating a strong rebound in local markets and global demand for custody and administration ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The Indian economy might have had a bad year in 2012 but its stock market continues to soar, outperforming its BRIC counterparts. The Indian economy's growth rate has come down from the double-digit pace recorded in 2010 to a mere 3.2% in the year to ...

Passing of IMR bill to attract foreign investors: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Australia's financial services industry will benefit from a tax law amendment, which removes uncertainty that had been a barrier to overseas investment, said Bill Shorten, minister for financial services and superannuation. Amendments to the Investment ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... is a unique investment opportunity allowing direct exposure to water price risk as global demand surges, with foreign investors already taking note, according to Tyndall AM. Return seeking capital is already entering the market to satisfy capital requirements ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... First State reported that 84% of Australian government bonds issued since the start of the GFC have been sold to foreign investors. This is reinforced by reports that central banks, including the European Central Bank, have been buying Australian government ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... withholding tax a "significant, and somewhat unexpected, new headwind for Australian MIT operators trying to attract foreign investors." The analysis calls the move inconsistent with the Government's new Investment Manager Regime (IMR) initiative, which ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... that. But what price 2012/13 surplus? I sincerely think that this is one broken promise, many Australians - and foreign investors - could forgive. Really I do. For given the deteriorating outlook on the Australian economy, the price of having a negative ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... [of] government bonds in the secondary market [will force] the government [to] be overwhelmingly reliant on foreign investors and Bank Indonesia," they said. Increasing activity in the Asian bond market, combined with some dampening in the outlook for ...