Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 241 - 250 of 6008 results for "Credit"

Ex Rest Super exec takes on regional gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... portfolio construction, research and performance measurement. He held a similar role at Cbus Super, managing fixed income credit and cash asset classes while overseeing the quant team. Earlier in his career, Leck worked as a senior investment risk analyst ...

Private credit start-up hires industry veteran as CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A veteran superannuation and funds management executive has joined Sydney boutique private credit start-up Kingsmen Capital Partners as its inaugural chief investment officer. The firm, which launched a few weeks ago has appointed Brendan Casey to the ...

GSFM bolsters Queensland presence

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... GSFM business - which has a portfolio that spans global and Asian equities, Australian equities, fixed income and private credit, as well as alternative strategies." Last month, GSFM announced a distribution partnership with Auscap Asset Management to ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Global credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS (Morningstar) has announced its expansion into the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new regional hub in Australia. The Sydney hub will function as a service center for the broader Asia Pacific region. ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Kenya is planning to roll out its first sovereign wealth fund as it looks to safeguard its income derived from oil, gas and minerals mining. The Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... the firm believes have strong growth potential and contribute to the region's future growth. IFM co-head APAC diversified credit Hiran Wanigasekera said the government's support recognises the fruitful opportunities presented in Southeast Asia. "This ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Venture Egg financial adviser Ferras Merhi has been banned from working in financial services after ASIC successfully obtained interim restraining orders from the Federal Court. Yesterday, Justice Moshinsky restrained Merhi "through his servants, agents ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... asset allocators to help build diversified multi-asset portfolios," he said. Katherine Palmer, head of fixed income and credit product strategy at BlackRock Australia, said the proportion of fixed income assets yielding over 4% has increased markedly ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... Commission, while rising interest from private equity funds is becoming a significant competitor to corporate groups and credit funds, the report said. "For example, the US-based private equity firm CC Capital invested $3.3 billion to take Insignia Financial ...

Russell Investments launches private markets offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio offers an advised pathway into private equity, private credit and real assets. The minimum initial investment of $25,000 gives investors access to a separately managed account structure ...