The clock is ticking for the five countries – Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Thailand – to come up with agreed tax guidelines under the ambitious Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) scheme.
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Complexity of Asia hinders fund passport schemes
Varying tax and regulatory issues across the region could disrupt the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative, according to Mostapha Tahiri, CEO and head of asset and fund services for Asia at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Asia Pacific Funds Passport moves forward
Representatives from Australia, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) on Thursday, that should see the initiative launched next year.
Asia comes up with ucits like regime
Singapore, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand have begun a joint consultation on the rules and regulations for operating the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP), a framework which will look similar to recent UCITS legislation in Europe.
