Direct investors are defined as foreign shareholders with at least a 10 per cent equity stake in the Australian company; all others are defined as portfolio investors. (rba.gov.au)
US drinks giant The Coca - Cola Co will invest $ US500 million in Indonesia in return for a 29.4 per cent equity stake in Coca - Cola Amatil's Indonesian business. (afr.com)
The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms. (scmp.com)