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'Private Banking in Australia' published
18 Jun 2010
A comprehensive report, ‘Private Banking in Australia’, has just been published by Austrade’s Financial Services division.
Data Alert: Securitisation. Australian Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
11 Jun 2010
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities represented 75 per cent of all Australian Asset Backed Securities (ABS) on issue at December, 2009. RMBS has become an important source of financing Australian mortgages. Residential mortgages are a significant ...
Data Alert: Global Significance of Australia’s Infrastructure Funds
8 Jun 2010
Australia’s infrastructure funds industry is one of the largest in the world, with total capital raised conservatively estimated to be in excess of A$60 billion. In terms of assets under management, five of the world’s 15 largest infrastructure fund ...
Large US private equity firm to establish presence in Australia
1 Jun 2010
The New York-based, The Blackstone Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, is to formally establish a presence in Sydney, Australia.
Data Alert: Global Sovereign Wealth Funds Reached US$4 Trillion
26 May 2010
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have existed for decades, but their total size worldwide has increased dramatically over the past 10-15 years. Most of the growth has been the result of a surge in current account surpluses from exports of oil and other ...
May 2010 International Data Comparison
18 May 2010
International Data Comparison (IDC) provides an easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across a range of key economic and financial related indicators. This IDC has been updated to include data and information effective to 14 ...
Australian Financial Services Industry to benefit from changes and reforms
18 May 2010
The Australian Financial Services Industry is expected to benefit from changes and reforms which have just been announced as part of the Government's Financial Year 2011 budget and the government's response to the 'Australia as a Financial Centre' re ...
Australia streamlines tax for Managed Investment Trusts
10 May 2010
The Australian Government has streamlined the tax system for Managed Investment Trusts (MITs). In making the announcement, the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, said that changes ‘amount to a complete re-write of how MITs are taxed – a new sy ...
US global private equity firm opens in Australia
7 May 2010
The New-York-based global private equity firm, The Riverside Company, is opening an office in Australia. To be located in Melbourne, the new office will focus on finding and evaluating attractive middle market opportunities in Australia.
Australian superannuation pool expected to grow substantially
6 May 2010
The Australian superannuation funds pool is expected to grow substantially following changes announced as part of the Australian Government’s response to a comprehensive review of the Australian tax system.
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