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Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
In its latest paper, ASIC has argued that while digital assets are a technological shift from current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior ...

Colter Bay Capital opens doors, launches private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... CleanPeak Energy and BAM Mutual. Wang garnered the support of an unnamed Swiss family office and fixed income fund manager to raise $100 million for the Colter Bay Private Credit Fund, an open-ended unit trust. The fund targets a return of BBSW + 600bps ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... private markets, with later-stage companies increasingly utilising private credit alongside equity, allowing founders to raise flexible capital while preserving ownership and strategic control in an increasingly selective environment, the firm said. ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... including Galaxy Digital, Flowdesk, DACM and Primal Capital. The investment marks Macropod's first major institutional capital raise since receiving regulatory authorisation and will support the scale-up of AUDM, its regulated digital Australian dollar ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
BlackRock has capped redemptions on its private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), imposing the 5% limit after investors sought to yank out US$1.2 billion. Subsidiary HPS Investments Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2024 for US$12 ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... indicates many don't know about the product or understand how it may help them meet their financial goals." Now the goal is to raise better awareness of such products among more Australians. "Households approaching retirement should be aware of all financial ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
UniSuper, as part of a consortium, has helped raise $30 million for PlasmaLeap Technologies, a sustainable technology provider for fuel and chemicals producers. The fund raise was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. UniSuper's ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Treasury's fresh review into managed investment schemes (MISs) falls short of addressing critical issues that could prevent another Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund disaster, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) says. ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... that if housing investment was about to rise by 25%? Already it is saying the economy is at full capacity... They would raise interest rates, I am sure not just once or twice, but probably five or six times," Redican said. This rise in rates, Redican ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
A new report revealed an uplift in adviser expectations across functionality, service and security from their platform providers. The Investment Trends' 2025 Platform Competitive Analysis and Benchmarking Report reflected a more demanding assessment ...