AustCham is pleased to sit down with James Wall Managing Director at the Financial Institutions Group at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. We get an update from the recent investment seminar held by the CBA in Beijing, particularly around the imminent arrival of the FTA and how it will affect investors from both China …
SAFE announces reform measures for 2015 Q3 China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced a pilot program for MNCs handling of foreign exchange funds will be extended nationwide. The new rules for the management of foreign exchange and debt found that included companies’ costs of funds dropped and they used funds more efficiently. Click here …
AustCham is delighted to launch our AustCham Podcast series with a special China corporate tax update for SMEs in China featuring Russell Brown, Managing Partner of LehmanBrown International Accountants.
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 …
Date: Monday, 26th October 2015 China considering launching QDII2 trial in Shanghai free trade zone (English) Source: The Business Times, 22 Oct 2015 China is considering launching its long-planned qualified domestic individual investor programme (QDII2) in the Shanghai FTZ, according to the State Council. Currently individual Chinese investors are allowed to purchase a maximum …
Date: Monday, 19th October 2015 MOC’s statement on China’s FDI in Jan-Sept (Chinese) Source: MOC, 15 Oct 2015 International M&A projects saw a significant increase, with a total amount of 20.18 billion USD, accounting for 23.1% of FDI, with non-SOE representing 67% of the total FDI pool. In addition, the nature of projects was …
Date: Monday, 12th October 2015 Economic and market highlights (English) Source: Macquarie Group, 02 October 2015 Macquarie forecasts that the first Federal Reserve interest rate rise will occur in December 2015. Volatility has receded from highs reached in August, but remains elevated. Developed markets lost ground, with the US and Australia shedding around 3%, …
Date: Monday, 28th September 2015 The “Capital Conundrum” (English) Source: Macquarie Group, 22 September 2015 Bankers should pay attention to the impacts of recent changes by the APRA on the large Australian banks, including an increase in the risk weighting of mortgages from 16% to 25%, and global benchmarking. The impact is likely to …
Date: Monday, 21th September 2015 Does Australia need an institutional debt market? (English) Source: ANZ, 16 September 2015 Since the GFC, the infrastructure debt market in Australia has been overwhelmingly led by the big four banks raising capital from China and Japan. At present, US debt capital market is getting more involved in it, …
Date: Monday, September 7th, 2015 Statement about regulations of MNCs’ foreign currency funds in concentrated operation and management (Chinese) Source: safe.gov.cn, 02 September 2015 In order to facilitate trading investment and serve the substantial economy, SAFE decided to implement several pilot programs. These improvements include simplifying opening account requirements and foreign exchange procedures, attempting …