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Private credit under fire again, widespread failings persist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2026
Private credit funds continue to lag in improving poor disclosure, distribution and conflict-management practices since ASIC handed down its scathing inaugural report into the opaque sector 12 months ago. A new ASIC investigation finds complex, multi-layered ...

ASIC halts two private credit funds over PDS, Bathla disclosure concerns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2026
The corporate regulator has halted the sales of two funds by Angas Securities over concerns on the product disclosure statements not adequately disclosing the firm's financial position and one fund's exposure to the Bathla Group. The interim stop orders ...

ASIC raises red flags on prediction markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
ASIC chair Sarah Court has warned retail investors to be wary of "highly speculative" prediction markets, likening them to betting. Court said prediction market contracts "have all the features of a bet" and that the regulator believes they are not ...

ASIC issues another stop order for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
ASIC has issued an interim stop order on the Murdoch Clarke Mortgage Fund, issued by Murdoch Clarke Mortgage Management, prohibiting it from offering, issuing, selling or transferring interests in the fund. The fund had $573.2 million in assets under ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
OKX Australia has launched a perpetual contract, also known as perps, to provide exposure of private companies before they undergo a potential initial public offering (IPO). The Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures allow investors to take long or short positions ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
The $800 million Ares Global Credit Income Fund, which is issued by Fidante Partners, has been hit with an interim stop order from the corporate regulator for target market determination (TMD) deficiencies. ASIC has prevented Fidante Partners, the responsible ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... remained a high-risk product. "The evidence demonstrates that ASIC's CFD intervention order has materially reduced retail investor harm by addressing key drivers of harm, like excess leverage," Kirkland said. Within six months of the original order taking ...

ASIC issues more stop orders amid private credit crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
ASIC has made an interim stop order on the product disclosure statement (PDS) issued by Australian Secure Capital Fund (ASCF) offering units in three registered managed investment schemes. The interim stop order stops ASCF from offering, issuing, selling ...

ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against former financial adviser Osama Saad, alleging he participated in schemes designed to avoid conflicted remuneration laws and provided unsuitable advice that directed hundreds of clients' superannuation ...

APAC to lead in digital asset investment: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
Institutional investors across Asia Pacific are growing in confidence in the long-term future of digital assets, as more institutions in the region now expect adoption will outpace their global peers, according to State Street. State Street's 2026 Digital ...
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