Questions are building around the Federal Government’s ideas toward sophisticated investing.

As the world enters one of the most transformative periods of innovation ever witnessed, the Federal Government of Australia is considering making it harder for investors to qualify as ‘sophisticated investors’ and reducing access to riskier asset classes such as venture capital.

The rationale for the changes to the investor rules is being framed around consumer protection.

What are the proposed changes to the ‘sophisticated investor’ rules and what impact do will they have on Australia’s technology and venture capital sector?

VentureCrowd CEO, Steve Maarbani, discusses how this will affect Australia’s technology and venture capital ecosystems.

Presented by VENTURECROWD