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SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Applications for Significant Investor Visas (SIVs) have fallen dramatically since new rules requiring investment in start-ups and emerging companies were introduced in July. Reports from November showed there have been just 19 applications since the ...

Venture capital is back in vogue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
During a week where Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has put Australia's innovation in the spotlight and offered more incentives for angel investors, there is a feeling venture capital is back in vogue. Corporate lawyer and MinterEllison partner Riccardo ...

UBS small cap SIV fund gets Zenith tick

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... that "the Fund is one of the very few funds to be declared compliant under the Australian government's Significant Investor Visa guidelines." The fund is managed by the team behind the UBS Microcap and UBS Australian Small Companies funds. Zenith praised ...

OneVue sees growth in RE services

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... brands such as China AMC" continued Wise. According to Wise, OneVue has also seen further activity in the significant investor visa (SIV) sector. "We are known in the market for dealing only with high quality SIV Funds and we have added further Funds ...

Prime Value launches SIV fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Prime Value Asset Management has launched a small and micro caps fund that is compliant with the significant investor visa (SIV) program. The launch of the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund follows recent changes to the SIV regulations, which ...

UBS enters SIV space

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
UBS has become the latest investment manager to enter the Significant Investor Visa market with the launch of a compliant fund. The revamped SIV, effective 1 July 2015, aims to attract high net worth investors to Australia who invest a minimum of $5 ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The revised Significant Investor Visa (SIV) will undoubtedly bring benefits to parts of the economy in need of investment but also knock-on opportunities for fund managers specialising in the scheme to get access to investments in China. The new rules ...

Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... Management has launched a fund that targets self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and foreign investors under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme. The Prime Value Cash Plus Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing securities and ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... superannuation industry, including SuperStream, early access to super for terminally ill patients and new significant investor visa (SIV) rules. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) expects more than 25 million member contributions will be processed using ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
From July new Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants must invest a minimum of $5 million across three complying arrangements after new rules were formally announced by the federal government. To comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place ...