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Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... same is not correct." While the US private credit players loan to corporate balance sheets for expansion, Lockhart notes most of Australia's private credit is backed by hard real estate assets. Real estate private credit manager MaxCap's deputy ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... forward-looking dashboards...and they flash green or orange at the moment, but it could change at any moment," he said. "Most of our tactical conversations are around ensuring the portfolio has resilience in both a return and a liquidity point of view ...

Macquarie shareholders question its climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... unstructured plan execution. The score indicates that while Macquarie has sufficiently detailed transition planning covering the most material sources of the company's emissions, it does not provide evidence that it is influencing suppliers and investors ...

Australian Unity hires from HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... success in his new role. "Andrew has made an outstanding contribution over many years, including as chief risk officer and most recently in his advisory role supporting our investment strategy," the spokesperson told Financial Standard. "His commitment ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... strong. Earnings growth across the board was up more than 20% year on year before the profit season started," she said. "Most analysts were looking for profit growth about 10% or so. If you look at the tech sector, profit growth there is more like 40% ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... of AI and automation in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where she spent a decade, most recently as national chief technology officer for Australia and New Zealand. AustralianSuper chief platforms officer Mike Backeberg ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... reflects a material capital commitment to supporting Australians across their entire retirement journey by providing the most comprehensive whole-of-life offering in the market," Power said. "By bringing together best-in-class global investment capability ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... threat to Australians' savings, instead they help them access peace of mind and financial security when they need it most," Cupitt said. "The scheme is very important for victims of financial misconduct, and the government needs to take a fairer ...

Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... Super since 2017, having first joined as chief risk and governance officer. During his tenure he held a raft of roles, and most recently had the dual title of chief member officer and deputy chief executive. At Russell, Facer replaces Bronwyn Yates ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... yields across emerging market debt sectors to remain stable or rise over the next 12 months. Private credit remained the most popular segment for increased allocations, with 34% planning to lift exposure. Meanwhile, 58% of investors said private credit ...