Investing from Australia: the five steps

  1. Get your documents ready. Passport, proof of address and the rest.
  2. Choose your exchange. ZiG on the ZSE or US dollars on the VFEX. Compare them.
  3. Open an account with a platform or broker that accepts clients living abroad.
  4. Send AUD home to fund it. Options from Australia: WorldRemit, Wise.
  5. Buy, then track your dividends from your phone.

ASIC rules apply to how investments are promoted, so we keep this page educational.

Tax on foreign dividends: see Australian Taxation Office.

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