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AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... Apxium and the founding partner of Faculty Group, respectively. Users can deploy capital into underlying Australian-dollar lending activity through Kasu's loan-origination partners Apxium and InvoiceMate, and as loans are repaid, users can receive ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... construction costs which have been absorbed by the Group. These changes in market conditions have had flow-on effects to lending markets, putting further pressure on the business," Bathla Group said. Centuria Bass also commented post the voluntary administration ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... transparent reporting of manager remuneration and advise how to better apply independent oversight across related-party lending, cross-fund transactions, asset transfers and special purpose vehicle arrangements where conflict risk is elevated. FSC chief ...

JANA launches private credit trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... guidelines rather than relying on off-the-shelf flagship funds. The trust targets core middle-market corporate direct lending across the US and Europe, and has been designed to provide investors with immediate market exposure while capital is progressively ...

MA Financial AUM surges 44% in 1H26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... net profit after tax (NPAT) in FY26, while the mortgage aggregation platform Finsure grew managed loans to $193 billion. Lending and technology revenue grew 56% to $67.5 million, reflecting accelerated growth in MA Money's and Finsure's loan ...

Viridian launches national broking business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Viridian Financial Group has launched Viridian Lending, bringing the mortgage broking operations under a single national brand as the group seeks to strengthen links between brokers and financial advisers. The launch completes the integration of the ...

Briefcase names head of growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... (SaaS) business LBM Fleet Solutions. He currently also manages investor relationships at Eldium, a Sydney-based warehousing lending provider and the head of growth for the Australia-Korea Business Council. He is fulfilling both roles in a part-time capacity. ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... retention, exercise and delegation of voting rights acquired through investments (including in the context of securities lending); climate change investment activities and setting reduction targets; and sustainable investment communication and reporting. ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... occur in a straight line; credit spreads notably widened in the first quarter of 2026 on concerns around US private debt lending structures following news of Blue Owl halting quarterly redemptions from one of its private debt funds, as well as concerns ...

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... gain." Equitable Financial Solutions and other companies controlled by Siddiqui provided Sharia compliant investments and lending products to members of the Australian Muslim Community. In sentencing, Judge Anderson noted the offending involved multiple ...