Australian Immigration Daily News

China’s ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors are coming to Australia and are creating new opportunities for the nation’s capital, property and SME markets.

Uncover these opportunities at Basis Point’s 2nd Annual Significant Investor Visa conference – Thursday 3 July, Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, 10.30am to 4.50pm, $388 plus GST.

Unlike Australia-China business dealings of previous decades (where mostly giant Chinese State-Owned Enterprises dealt with Australian resources conglomerates), this new wave of Chinese investment represents more individualised opportunities.

We are also witnessing the rise of the Australia comprador, (a reversal of China/Western history) in connecting Chinese UHNW to Australian investment and business opportunities.

This SIV conference will discuss the mission-critical topics central to the success of the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, provide insights into the Chinese UHNW, and offer a networking platform for industry players and investors’ representatives/compradors.   It will be Australia’s largest SIV event.  (Last year, the first SIV event attracted 310 delegates)

Panellists will be revealed soon – including;

    - an expert in Macau casinos and the Chinese high-rollers... and a unique distribution network for SIV providers from this sector
    - a well-known (amongst Chinese UHNW in Australia) luxury property advisor;
    - an SIV applicant (on behalf of a relative in China who has 20+ friends waiting to also apply);
    - a venture capitalist who has significant success in attracting SIV capital into his fund.

 To register, please click here.  

Sponsors include - One Investment Group, NAB Private Wealth (both Platinum); Migration Alliance, Baker & McKenzie (both Gold) and Moore Stephens, ACB Newsonline (Both Silver) with more to be announce shortly.

Programme:

10:30am - Coffee & Registration

11.00am – Opening remarks.  NAB Private Wealth

11.15am - SIV Opportunities

                        David Chin, Managing Director, Basis Point                      

11.45am - Panel Discussion 1: Reaching Chinese/Asian High Net Worth investors

1.       Identifying & building relationships with distribution channels, (we have found one channel that has never been discussed)

2.       Rise of the Australian comprador and their increasing importance

3.       Why Asian based private bankers/wealth managers need Australian SIV investments (more than you think)

12.30pm –Lunch (stand-up –buffet style): Hilton Hotel, Grand Ballroom.

1.40pm - Panel Discussion 2: Insights on Asian HNW as they apply to Australia’s SIV. The "SIV Journey"

1.       Getting the funds into Australia, tax issues and other considerations. What gaps in the market exist?

2.       Using service providers and dealing with expectations

3.       How are investors viewing portfolio allocation and how has this changed over the past year?

4.       Catalysts for coming to Australia – what are the drivers and reasons for seeking an Australian SIV and will this escalate?

2.20pm - Panel Discussion 3: SIV Investment Products & Trends in Next 12 Months

1.       Investment and risk appetites of the HNW

2.       Range of investments discussed –e.g. property, equity/bond funds, SME/PE structures, agribusiness/environmental investments. "Beyond bonds"?

3.       Sharing and transfer of IP from Australia to China –opportunities

4.       How is migrant banking and financial services in Australia developing? What products and services are evolving?

5.       What are the key challenges facing the industry and how are these being overcome?

3.00pm - Panel Discussion 4: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going in 2015?

1.       Competition to SIV from other countries

2.       Why China HNW migration to Australia could increase substantially?

3.       Department of Immigration issues/approval process

4.       What more can be done with respect to education and dissemination of information?

3.40 - Closing Remarks. Justin Epstein, Executive Director, One Investment Group

3.50 - 4.50 – Cocktails, canapés and afternoon tea

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* Agenda subject to change

Registration

To register, please click here.   Please note, there is no same day ‘walk-in’ registration

P.S  Interest in SIV initiatives (including our latest newsletter here) has been strong, especially with the SIV programme gaining momentum. The magnitude for SIV opportunities can be seen in the $650 million in fees (immigration/legal fees alone) paid by 65,000 applicants to Canada’s SIV equivalent.

We also note that SIV service providers and non-competing SIV product providers are becoming strong referral agents for participants in the SIV industry. The power of networking and the establishment of referral marketing channels are very evident in this new SIV industry.

With more than 800 attendees at our previous 7 SIV events in Australia and Hong Kong where David Chin from Basis Point presented, there is a solid turn-out expected at this event, which will enable you to...

•     Network with potential distribution agents and investment providers
•     Hear speakers from Asia and Australia
•     Gather intelligence to build your SIV business strategies
•     Gain insights into the UHNW in China and Asia
•     Become a ‘first mover’ in this new but fast developing market

This conference’s venue capacity is limited to 400 delegates.  They will include Australian-Asian firms and compradors with distribution channels into the region, fund managers, property firms, corporate and business advisors, proprietary companies, private bankers, investment advisors, immigration agencies and industry service providers.