The Asia Region Funds Passport (“Passport”) Joint Committee (JC) held its second face to face meeting in Tokyo, Japan on 20-21 April 2017. The JC was established under the Memorandum of Cooperation for the Passport. An important […]
The Asia Region Funds Passport (“Passport”) Joint Committee (JC) launched its first face to face meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23-24 November 2016. The JC has been established under Paragraph 6 of the Memorandum […]
The Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) on the establishment and implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) comes into effect today. Representatives from Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Thailand have signed the MoC. These […]
On 28 April 2016, representatives from Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand signed the Asia Region Funds Passport’s Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). Signing of the MoC is an outcome of more than six years international […]
Consultations to establish an Asia Region Funds Passport have successfully concluded. The breakthrough paves the way for ratification to make it easier for financial services professionals in a participating APEC economy to sell investment products […]
On 11 September 2015, Finance Ministers from Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand signed a Statement of Understanding at the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Cebu, the Philippines on the Asia Region […]
Today the Government is releasing the internationally negotiated rules for the Asia Region Funds Passport (Passport) for public consultation. With $2.4 trillion in funds under management, Australia’s funds management industry is well established. However, only […]
Singapore, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand today released a joint consultation paper on the proposed rules and arrangements that will govern the operation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP). When implemented, the […]
On 27 February 2015, the governments of the Passport working group released the draft Passport rules and operational arrangements to seek views from the public. For further information please visit http://fundspassport.apec.org/consultation-on-rules/.
On 16 April 2014, the governments of the passport working group released a consultation paper to seek views from the public on the details of the proposed arrangements. Interested parties are invited to make a […]
