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Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... develop data tools to assist members using the information in a meaningful and useful manner." The Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Limited (AVCAL) said full disclosure would compromise commercially sensitive information and ...

AVCAL appoints ICAA exec as CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has appointed a senior executive from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) as new chief executive. Yasser El-Ansary will be AVCAL chief executive starting ...

Baker & McKenzie tells industry to prepare for SIV 'bonanza'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... exactly how the money will be invested but we could see it flow into residential property, small businesses or venture capital. If that happens, it will be a game changer." According to reports in the media, an $8.5 million Vaucluse house was sold to ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... redeem that money out. Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) agreed. "An unintended consequence of all of this is if you're an Australian super fund and you want to get into a really ...

AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... Woodthorpe has announced she will step down as chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) after seven years in the role. Woodthorpe made the announcement last night, and her resignation will be effective ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The report, "The economic impact of venture capital in Australia", is an attempt by the often misunderstood sector to explain ...

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 ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... 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 to have ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... 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 company yourself ...

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... 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 and ...