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Peter Luke from our Banking & Finance team speaks with BRR Media about recent trends in foreign investment in Australia.

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Peter Luke
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Industry Focus: Agribusiness, Energy, Financial Services, Insurance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Property

In this video interview, Peter Luke from our Banking & Finance team speaks with BRR Media about some of the recent trends in foreign investment in Australia.

Peter discusses:

  • the foreign investment trends that have emerged since the global financial crisis (GFC), particularly the contraction of investment by US and European banks alongside the strengthening presence of Asian banks
  • the areas upon which Asian investors are particularly focused, including agribusiness as well as property connected with opportunities in specific industries such as tourism (hotels), education (schools) and healthcare (retirement villages, aged care centres and private hospitals)

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