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National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... structured as a highly innovative, first of a kind arrangement for an unrated company which is unique in local capital markets." "Our investment provides Macquarie Technology with the financing it needs now to scale up its sovereign cloud and cybersecurity ...

Colter Bay Capital opens doors, launches private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... investors who understand it," he said. Wang spent nearly 14 years at Commonwealth Bank in executive director roles in private markets. He finished up as the head of private capital markets at the bank in 2022 and moved on to various roles at Longreach ...

ASIC launches beneficial ownership transparency review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... funds and other bodies, whether incorporated or formed in Australia or not, that are listed on Australia's financial markets. "The purpose of the beneficial disclosure obligations is to improve corporate transparency by showing who ultimately owns ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... institutional confidence in private credit, Partners for Growth said. The announcement comes amid a broad shift in private markets, with later-stage companies increasingly utilising private credit alongside equity, allowing founders to raise flexible ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... settlement infrastructure for payments providers, wealth platforms, asset managers, superannuation funds and global digital markets. AUDM is backed on a one-for-one basis by cash reserves held in segregated trust accounts with multiple major Australian ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... of trust is instilled. "Nobody makes money on every single trade, and we're constantly having to adapt our view as markets change, so we need people who will speak up and are willing to be wrong sometimes," she said. Dean's team comprises 25% ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... million came from Blue Owl Capital Corporation. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has ramped up exposure to private markets over the last two years with the acquisition of HPS and Preqin, believing that the fund manager can be a pioneer in making ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... expectation also pushed up the US dollar, which in turn hurt gold prices and the Australian dollar." Bassanese said across markets, the more popular recent trades in things like gold and materials have slumped the most, which he said suggests investors ...

Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... institutional securities business served as a trusted advisor to clients as investment banking activity accelerated and global markets remained strong. The four pillars of the integrated firm - strategy, culture, financial strength and growth - support ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... trading platform. ASX 24 trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. LSEG Markets Technology will provide ASX with a high-performance, low-latency ...