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Ares launches wholesale infrastructure fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... provides wholesale clients in Australia access to Ares Private Markets Fund. Ares also previously launched the Ares Global Credit Income Fund and Ares Diversified Credit Fund.

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... to chug along quite nicely." In this environment, Murfin likes the look of options, which "lend themselves very well to credit spreads." "The third thing we like are inflation swaps," he says. "We've got some of these in the portfolio as well, just ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... - and thereby the seriousness - of the contravening conduct," Justice Neskovcin added. Under section 72 of the National Credit Code, lenders must consider varying a troubling customer's credit contract and advise the decision within specified timeframes. ...

LGT Crestone taps alternatives and ESG expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... and individuals." While at Escala, Kennelly managed a portfolio of alternative strategies across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, hedge funds, and venture capital. He also led the ESG integration across the investment process, developing ...

ASIC to review RG97 to boost property supply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... consider whether class order relief should be given to ensure consistency across how internally and externally managed private credit investments are disclosed. "A change like that could encourage internal management meaning lower costs for superannuation ...

New Challenger IM notes seek to raise $350m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... Management will launch a floating rate note on the ASX in a bid to raise $350 million that will be invested in private credit strategies. Challenger IM LiFTS 1 Notes, which will list under the ticker code CIMHA, offer a fixed term of seven years monthly ...

Betashares details private markets play, signs first partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... offerings down under. The first partnership is with Cliffwater LLC, providing an AUD hedged exposure to its flagship US private credit strategy to financial advisers and their clients. The underlying Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Platform provides ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... sovereign fund. "Over the past 12 months there were particularly strong contributions to performance from the Alternatives, Credit, and Infrastructure & Timberland asset classes, highlighting the resilience and diversification of the portfolio," said ...

Geopolitics, private credit force insurers to 'shift gears': Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... insurers particularly attentive to maintaining regulatory capital stability, it said. In terms of asset classes, private credit has emerged as the "standout" investment opportunity for insurers in 2025 as a diversifier. With more than half (55%) already ...

Metrics hires for newly created role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Metrics Credit Partners has welcomed a head of impact investments, hiring a Mercer veteran. Rebecca Mather has joined Metrics in the newly created role, having previously spent more than 25 years at Mercer. She was most recently Asia Pacific and IMEA ...