Australia: Finally, a new fund vehicle
By Kane Barnett
On 1 July 2022 Australia will finally get a new fund vehicle, the corporate collective investment vehicle (CCIV).
Historically, Australian funds have been established as unit trusts or, in the case of certain venture capital funds, limited partnerships. The CCIV is a corporate structure that is intended to be more internationally recognisable than the trust-based fund structure as it is similar to the equivalent structure in other key fund jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Cayman Islands, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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