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Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
The Australian Tax Office has responded to criticism that tax treatment of gains on private equity is impacting flow of development capital from institutional investors. The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has raised ...

Australian private wealth firm selects US property

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Funds management firm Equiti Capital Limited has purchased a 168 apartment complex in Texas for $7.35 million to take advantage of favourable US funding conditions. It is the first investment made by the Equiti US Multifamily Property Fund following ...

JBWere partners with Swiss bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
JBWere has entered into a partnership with family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier to deliver international trading capabilities. Available to investors in Australia and New Zealand with more than $1 million to invest, the partnership allows JBWere ...

FirstMac fixed income fund 'Recommended'

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
FirstMac Limited's fixed income managed fund, FirstMac High Livez, has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners and will be included on their recommended list of products. The fund was launched in early 2011 and provides retail access ...

Investment complexity on the rise for UHNW clients

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
A more complex investment philosophy and the need for client-driven integration are topping trends in successfully servicing UHNW clients, according to Credit Suisse. Recently named best private bank in Australia by Asian Private Banker, Credit Suisse ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Australian superannuation fund inflows into private equity have remained constant despite fears of a lag in interest, with Asian investors also investing in this space, according to speakers at a BNP Paribas event this week. Dr Katherine Woodthorpe ...

AVCAL appoints new chair

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association has appointed David Brown as the new Chair of the governing Council. Brown, who has been a Member of the Council for the past three and a half years, formally takes over the role at the next ...

Private equity activity improves: research

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
Private equity and venture capital fund managers have invested record highs in Australian companies in the past three years according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The annual report into the primary activities of ...

Privacy Commissioner opens investigation into First State Super

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
Inquiries are underway after the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, said there will be an investigation into the First State Super security breach as the fund notifies its entire 770,000 member base. The commissioner weighed in on the ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
We were just full of it yesterday, weren't we? Yes Virginia, we were filled with the words fear, anxiety, panic, doom and all else in between that spells M-E-L-T-D-O-W-N. We were so full of it that at one point, I thought it was already October - you ...