Australia is open to alternative fund strategies and managers, offering attractive tax incentives to private equity and venture capital funds. Coupled with an increasing desire by institutional and high net worth investors to allocate capital to hedge, alternative credit and other private asset funds, the market is fast maturing with plenty of opportunities for overseas investors to explore.

The Australian investment funds landscape has seen changes in the last 12 months with differing effects on traditional and alternative funds from a commercial and regulatory perspective. Our publication explores changes in the investor landscape and preferences, and outlines regulatory issues that may apply to domestic and international fund managers navigating the Australian alternative funds market.