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Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... 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 or direct pension ...

AllianceBernstein committed to Aus presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... and client-service resources," ABAL confirmed to Financial Standard. AllianceBernstein operated in Australia as a joint venture with AXA Asia Pacific for the ten year period until March 31, 2011, until the venture was dissolved following AXA AP's acquisition ...

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
... 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 firms for this financial ...

ASIC tightens noose on managed inv schemes

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... estate funds without improving consumer protection. "Other than creating barriers to entry I am not sure that the increased capital adequacy requirements will provide consumers with any greater protection," he said. "Undoubtedly investors in MISs will ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... 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 sign the United Nations Principles ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... 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. Following perceptions over valuations ...

Statewide appoints chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... International Trade and Commerce South Australia and has extensive experience in senior management roles across venture capital, merchant banking and corporate recovery. These roles earned Begakis an Order of Australia for his services to business, export ...

LMW Invest secures property veterans

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Michael Este at its helm. LandMark White has traditionally been a property valuation and consultancy firm, but its latest venture, LMW Invest, marks its first foray into the funds management space with a property twist. The venture has the backing of ...

Angels targeting SMEs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... returns to building businesses, one sector that will get more attention is angel investing. Angel investors are like venture capital investors except they get involved much earlier. Another difference is they usually put their own money into the deals ...