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Morningstar widens private credit coverage, kicks off with Metrics

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
Morningstar will kick start ratings coverage of Australian private credit and private equity funds from next year, picking Metrics Credit Partners for its first assessment. The research house said that while the private credit ratings will be available ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... casting aside the noise of Trump's tariffs. "It's been very dry in southwest Victoria in particular. It has rained down here and commodity prices have been incredibly strong in part because of restocking activity and production hit. That means ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... towards gender-balance in leadership roles are underpinned by more employers having policies and taking action that can break down gender norms about leadership and caring responsibilities, as well as improving employee safety," Wooldridge said. Although ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
A Guernsey-based short-term, high-value finance provider has entered the Australian market as part of its broader Asia Pacific expansion strategy, relocating one of its executives to Melbourne to chart the course. Tenn Capital has marked its official ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The government has opened consultation to combat financial abuse in families perpetrated through coerced directorships. The consultation paper by the Treasury noted that financial abusers can exploit loopholes in tax and corporate systems, weaponising ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds are more worried about the technology bubble than geopolitical risks for the first time in five years, a new institutional investor survey reveals. The 2026 Institutional Investor Outlook published by Natixis IM and CoreData found ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... currently 20 active industry super funds and 40 retail funds and 10 public sector funds. Only two corporate funds remain, down from five compared to one year ago. Meanwhile, the number of SMSF accounts jumped by more than 37,200, growing 6% annually. ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... $142 million in assets; it is used by about 700 of the fund's 85,000 members. Members have been told to start selling down their holdings, with TelstraSuper committing to reimbursing all brokerage fees as part of that process. It will also reimburse ...

Clime shutters two funds, offloads retail book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... retail advisers, suggest that the outlook for small scale retail funds has become difficult and it may be terminal. Winding down our retail offerings and selling retail clients was identified as a logical step in our strategic plan last year." The group ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court warned Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders that it is sternly cracking down on reporting failures. "It is important that AFS licensees lodge timely reports with ASIC so that ASIC can monitor ...