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Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... problematic." "The government must be careful that the complexity and uncertainty which has characterised the early stage venture capital limited partnership (ESVCLP) rules is not replicated in this new tax incentive." KPMG clients have also shown concern ...

H2 Ventures scores Investec funding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... banking group Investec Australia has further endorsed the growing fintech industry by committing sizable funding to venture capital firm, H2 Ventures. The investment is expected to assist H2 Ventures roll out its next round of funds as part of an accelerator ...

Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's recent trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai top-dressed the government's innovation commitment and complemented calls by financial services executives for Australia's fintech industry to immediately capitalise in a "booming" ...

New CEO at Board of Taxation

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... the Board of Taxation: Tax Arrangements applying to Managed lnvestment Trusts; Taxation Arrangements under the Venture Capital Limited Partnership regime; Taxation Treatment of Collective lnvestment Vehicles; Investment Manager Regime and the Thin Capitalisation ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... only listed fund manager focused on a range of diversified alternative investments, including private equity and venture capital, real assets (primarily water and agriculture), private real estate (primarily residential and student accommodation) and ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Impact investor Trimantium Capital expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process. Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and US-based co-chairman ...

United approach to super fund disclosure: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) is calling for financial services regulators and administrators to coordinate their data on superannuation fund investments as a way of streamlining overlaps in reporting and disclosure ...

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... New, said. New said the rules requiring applicants to invest at least $500,000 of their minimum $5 million into venture capital and emerging companies was at odds with most applicants appetite for risk. "Most SIV investors put capital preservation as ...

OneVentures seeks super fund investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... investors in its Innovation and Growth Fund II. With federal government plans to lift the tax free cap on early-stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLP) from $100 million to $200 million, OneVentures is seeking advice as to whether it can ...

Venture capital is back in vogue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... 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 Casali confirmed this feeling in a media briefing yesterday ...