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Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL | MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012

... 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 concerns that the tax treatment of private equity classifies passive investment ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012

... according to 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 ...

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

... 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 Australian private equity and venture capital ...

Senior adviser joins Macq Investment

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011

... brings deep direct investment and portfolio company board expertise which will further strengthen our Australian private equity credentials," said Michael Lukin, head of MIM Private Markets. MIM has over $A6.5 billion of assets under advice.

Allegro unveils second PE fund

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010

Emerging Australian private equity investor, Allegro Private Equity, has launched a new fund to raise more than $200 million, targeting smaller mid-market private equity opportunities emerging in the post-GFC environment. According to a press statement ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009

... addition, she said the fund is also working closely with private equity managers, in particular the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) Responsible Investment Steering Committee. The committee has recommended their members ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009

... appropriate valuation approaches." The regulator is instead directing funds towards the IFSA and AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) guidelines as the latter in particular has been dealing with these challenges for decades. ...

Private equity crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008

... The same cannot be said about the entire wealth management industry. Thomson Reuters data show that Australian private equity deals have grown 83 per cent year-on-year since 2001. Eight years ago, 28 deals were signed worth US$1.2 billion. In the heady ...

PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008

... the media after the deals have been completed and those benefits are evident." Katherine Woodthorpe, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association chief executive, said the private equity industry had not handled media exposure well in the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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