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No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... funds also had low exposure to global equities. Despite the perception that endowment funds are major sponsors of venture capital investment, the survey showed they have only low exposure to this segment of alternative investment as they prefer larger ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Venture capital and private equity fund managers face the prospect of missing out on high-scale superannuation asset allocation mandates if the sector continues to charge "outperformance" fees despite non-performance. In the world of superannuation ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... equity firms are still calling the shots on fees, said the chief executive of the Australian Private Equity & venture capital association Limited (AVCAL). While it is likely that in the future Australia private equity funds will have to allow investors ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... independent statutory body established to assist with the administration of the Australian Government's innovation and venture capital programs. Austock's property funds business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed Australian Educational ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... lead to a loss of control over the business. Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), said, however, that the core question is what do we mean by control? "You can sell less than 50% of a ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... gets paid on severance." Organised by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the trip had a focus on Israeli venture capital, with Minister Shorten affirming in a statement the trip was a fact-find on super investment in alternative asset classes. ...

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... equity is impacting flow of development capital from institutional investors. The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has raised concerns that the tax treatment of private equity classifies passive investment from institutions ...

ASX appoints Gonski replacement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Fund, in charge of nearly $90bn in assets. Holliday-Smith is a specialist in capital markets, derivatives and venture capital activities. He was appointed a director of ASX in July 2006. Prior to the merger of ASX and SFE in July 2006 he was chairman ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... speakers at a BNP Paribas event this week. Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) said Asian investors are investing in the local private equity market either through fund-to-fund ...

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 ...