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Australia ranked as attractive for investors
3 Sep 2010
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index has ranked Australia as the third most attractive location in the world, after the United States and Canada, for primary and retail investors.
Data Alert: Australian banks continue to exhibit robust performance
2 Sep 2010
Australia’s four major banks have maintained their ‘AA’ ratings, consistent with their strong performance and sound capital position. They are among nine of the world’s 100 top banks with a AA or above rating.
August 2010 International Data Comparison (IDC)
27 Aug 2010
Austrade’s August 2010 International Data Comparisons. It is an easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been updated to include data effective to 20 August, 20 ...
Austrade attending 2010 World Investment Forum
5 Aug 2010
The Australian Trade Commission – Austrade – will take part in the 2010 World Investment Forum in Xiamin, China, from September 6 – 9.
‘Investment Management Industry in Australia’ published
22 Jul 2010
A comprehensive report, Investment Management Industry in Australia, has just been published by Austrade’s Financial Services division.
Foreign Investment Review Board issues investment clarification
5 Jul 2010
Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board has issued a clarification on Australia’s foreign investment policy.
Data Alert: Australia’s Financial Services Workforce – Skilled and Expanding
2 Jul 2010
Australia’s 400,000 strong financial services workforce is highly skilled, innovative, multilingual, relatively cost competitive, and can draw on a wealth of international experience.
Data Alert: Australia’s Managed Funds – Taxation and Regulation
1 Jul 2010
The Government’s recent responses to the Reviews and its latest announcement of a wide range of taxation measures has increased the international attractiveness for exports and investments in Australia’s financial sector.
Data Alert: Australia Now 10th Largest Private Banking Market in the world
29 Jun 2010
Data just released in the 2010 World Wealth Report shows that as at year end 2009 Australia had the 10th largest private banking market in the world, up from eleventh place for 2008.
Australian reforms to benefit Managed Investment Trusts
23 Jun 2010
The Australian Government has announced amendments to the definition of Managed Investment Trusts (MIT).

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