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Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... financial institutions that offer services such as investment banking, insurance, swaps dealing, and hedge fund and private equity activities." The Glass-Steagall Act introduced in 1933 during the Great Depression was repealed in 1999 by the Clinton ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... one year to gain unrestricted tax-free access to their superannuation balance. Now the period is two years. MLC Private Equity opens New York office - Former LGT Capital Partner, Andrew Kwee, begins a new role from 1 July as head of MLC's Private Equity ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... new BDMs - Charlie Wapshott and Chad Brookes have joined Australian Unity as business development managers. MLC Private Equity makes appointment to open New York office - Andrew Kwee will head up the new US business. SG Hiscock appoints head of research ...

MLC Private Equity to open New York office

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
MLC Private Equity plans to open a New York office to be headed by former LGT Capital Partner, Andrew Kwee. Kwee, who has two decades of experience in private equity, will establish the office and build a team to capitalise on investment opportunities ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... UniSuper, Qsuper, Sunsuper, and HOSTPLUS and MTAA Super. While super funds are performing strongly, the Australian private equity and venture capital sector delivered a 22% net return in 2014, according to data released today by their industry association ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... investment in to local businesses and boost the entrepreneurial potential of the economy according to Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). Submissions on Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper were due this week and AVCAL ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... more capital, or the Volcker Rule in the United States that limits the bank's relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds to prevent them from making speculative investments. The US Dodd-Frank Act, a major regulatory reform following the ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio of alternative assets across private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, hedge funds and private real estate. Blue Sky chief investment officer, Alexander ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place at least $500,000 in eligible Australian venture capital or growth private equity funds that invest in start-up and small private companies. This is likely to increase to $1 million for new applications ...

King to relaunch Sovereign after Mercer restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... company's acquisition of Strategic Capital Management (SCM), a Swiss institutional investment adviser focusing on private equity, real estate and infrastructure. Mercer confirmed that King's departure was "part of a global restructure" and said that ...