Nippon Life acquired 80% of NAB's life insurance unit at the end of 2015. As NAB released: "On 28 October 2015, NAB announced it has entered into an agreement to sell 80% of NAB Wealth’s life insurance business to Nippon Life Insurance Company for $2.4...
Save the date for the AJBCC's annual conference Sun 9 Oct - Tue 11 Oct, 2016. With almost 380 delegates attending last year's meeting in Fukuoka Japan, this year in Australia is shaping up to be even bigger. Further details will be announced on the...
The AJBCC has established a Future Leaders program to support the development of the “next generation” of Australia-Japan business leaders. Building on the contributions of current and past leaders, and with the goal of maintaining the longevity and strength of the bilateral relationship over the...
A group of Japanese researchers will meet with Australian institutions and companies during February 2016 under an Australian Government program designed to showcase Australian R&D. The objective of the program is to explore collaborations that could lead to commercialisation opportunities. The Japan Australia Science and Innovation...
Sally Loane, CEO of Australia's Financial Services Council will make an address to the Australia Japan Society of NSW on Tuesday Feb 2, 2016. The Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) is a new initiative aimed at reducing the barriers to cross-border financial transactions in the...
The AJBCC/JABCC's Joint Business Conference which begins this Sunday (Oct 4) in Fukuoka will see record numbers from both the Australian and Japanese business community compared with attendances recorded over the last decade. In total, there will be 350 delegates. With the conference being held...
The AJBCC's counterpart, the JABCC, represents some of Japan's leading companies. The current list of JABCC members is available here. The twin organisations of the AJBCC and the JABCC represent a unique bilateral engagement model, now celebrating its 53rd year....
This month at a meeting of APEC Finance Ministers in Cebu, Japan joined with Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand in signing the Passport Statement of Understanding. Due to be implemented in 2016 by those signatories, the concept of the Passport is "[to]...
Ahead of the AJBCC's Joint Business Conference in Fukuoka, the AJBCC welcomes the following new members: Qantas Commonwealth Bank Telstra Asialink Business Clayton Utz King & Wood Mallesons Queensland Government MCIB Partners Andrew Thomson Law Office Caiani & Company Pty Ltd ...
"The Australia Japan Emerging Research Leaders Exchange Program (ERLEP) is targeted at mid-career researchers of both countries, who are emerging leaders in the Science and Technology community, with their research established but international linkages in need of further development." This program, funded by the Australian Government,...