Financial Services Talking Points 02-11-2015

Date: Monday, 2nd November 2015 40 items in the financial reform of Shanghai FTZ (Chinese) Source: Sina, 31st October, 2015 There are several items that AustCham members should pay attention to, including capital account reform and DFII2. Liberalizing the capital account was the highlight of a number of new pilot measures that China’s central bank …

Deputy Chair AustCham Beijing and Global Chair, Global Practice KPMG, Vaughn Barber Interviewed on CCTV News re. Dalian World Economic Forum

On Thursday the 10th September, AustCham Beijing Deputy chair, Vaughn Barber was interviewed on CCTV News regarding the recent World Economic Forum held in Dalian, North East China. Vaughn outlined various key take-away points from a speech by Chinese Premier Li, including growth sectors and opportunities. Importantly, Vaughn highlighted that china is truly open for business, …

AustCham Beijing Secretariat and partner at Norton Rose Fullbright, interviewed on CCTV

On Thursday the 13th August, Tom Luckock, AusCham Beijing’s Secretariat and a partner at Norton Rose Fullbright, was interviewed on CCTV regarding a recent economic dialogue held in Canberra. Tom highlighted the difficulties present around implementing the Australia and China FTA, but emphasized the importance of the dialogue in addressing potential problems within the agreement …

AustCham Beijing’s General Manager, Nick Coyle on 1233 ABC Newcastle Radio

AustCham Beijing’s General Manager, Nick Coyle was interviewed by Aaron Kearney on 1233 ABC Newcastle Radio speaking about China’s far-reaching impact on the Australian economy. If you have missed Nick’s interview, please click on the following link: https://soundcloud.com/1233newcastle/how-will-chinas-downturn-impact-the-hunter (Requires VPN)

AustCham Beijing Treasurer Russell Brown on CCTV News

On Wednesday 21st October, AustCham Beijing Treasurer and Managing Partner of Lehman Brown International Accountants, Russell Brown was interviewed on CCTV News Global Buesiness regarding the developing China-UK trade relations, and the significance of Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the UK. A notable comment by Russell was that we are seeing the start of a …

Where to watch the Rugby World Cup Final

Wallabies versus the All Blacks. Kick off Saturday Night at midnight. For those of you who have been living on the moon and have failed to notice a somewhat significant sporting event that is taking place this weekend we’d like to alert you to the fact that the game kicks off at midnight on Saturday …