Investing into Australia
For a country that is renowned for it very tough and rigid regulatory environment many international advisers, private investors and family offices may not be aware it a fairly simple procedure to invest directly into Australia.
Elston offers a range of risk defined portfolios via our Individually Managed Account (IMA) that is available for most nationalities with minimum on – boarding requirements at competitive pricing ( 0.75%pa)
Once set up your IMA will also provide access to the complete listing of ASX listed shares, bonds and ETF’s both domestic and international, most importantly unlike most international broker accounts and platforms your money is always fully secure with guaranteed direct ownership.
For larger investors, future migrants to Australia, or those holding USD / GBP / EURO a percentage of your portfolio diversified into AUD securities may make sound financial sense?
If you are interested to learn more about investing into Australia then please get in touch with Elston for expert advice and information. Elston is an Australian based Private Wealth firm offering customised financial solutions for Australian expats, and new migrants – for the British QROPS is often used. We can accept direct investments via our Independently Managed Account (IMA) from almost any nationality. Elston also provide SIV (Significant Investment Visa) for the Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) with a minimum investment currently of AUD $5m.
Australia is a wealthy country; it generates its income from various sources including mining-related exports, telecommunications, banking and manufacturing. It has a market economy, a relatively high GDP per capita, and a relatively low rate of poverty. In terms of average wealth, Australia ranked second in the world after Switzerland in 2013, although the nation’s poverty rate increased from 10.2% to 11.8%, from 2000/01 to 2013. It was identified by the Credit Suisse Research Institute as the nation with the highest median wealth in the world and the second-highest average wealth per adult in 2013.
The Australian dollar is the currency for the nation, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu. With the 2006 merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange became the ninth largest in the world.[195]
Ranked third in the Index of Economic Freedom (2010), Australia is the world’s twelfth largest economy and has the fifth highest per capita GDP (nominal) at $66,984. The country was ranked second in the United Nations 2011 Human Development Index and first in Legatum‘s 2008 Prosperity Index. All of Australia’s major cities fare well in global comparative livability surveys; Melbourne reached top spot for the fourth year in a row on The Economist‘s 2014 list of the world’s most liveable cities, followed by Adelaide, Sydney, and Perth in the fifth, seventh, and ninth places respectively. Total government debt in Australia is about $190 billion – 20% of GDP in 2010. Australia has among the highest house prices and some of the highest household-debt levels in the world.
In common with many other developed countries, Australia is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population, with more retirees and fewer people of working age. In 2004, the average age of the civilian population was 38.8 years. A large number of Australians (759,849 for the period 2002–03; 1 million or 5% of the total population in 2005) live outside their home country.
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