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Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Metrics is one of the few funds, he says, that lends across the risk spectrum from investment grade loans to riskier mezzanine debt, adding it's about helping investors understand where they sit in the capital structure. "I think the whole position ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... previous 12-month period to 31 March 2025, it said. Private equity activity was also steady (22% versus 21%), while private debt searches fell from 35% of segment activity in 2025 to 27% in the year to end March 2026, bfinance said. It comes as the period ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... More investors now plan to increase exposure to European and Asia-Pacific investment grade credit than US investment grade debt, reversing last year's trend. Emerging market debt is also attracting renewed interest, with planned allocations nearly doubling ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... that had been projected. "The [government] is delivering a stronger and more sustainable Budget with smaller deficits, less debt and net policy decisions that improve the bottom line," Chalmers said. "Responsible economic management is a defining feature ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... the Bloomberg AusBond Composite and Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index. Nearly 66% of the portfolio is invested in senior debt and 26% in subordinated debt. In a March investment update, the fund said the period "proved a challenging month for Australian ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... said the nation's ageing population is putting increasing pressure on its fiscal deficit and, without reforms, public debt will rise towards 200% of its gross domestic product. As a result, it recommended New Zealand implement a combined public and ...

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... it expands its footprint in Asia Pacific. The acquisition of MSC Group will allow Alter Domus to add trustee, custody and debt capital markets services to its administration offering in Australia and select APAC areas. The agreement covers about $32 ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle have been moving from financing via cash and/or equity to greater reliance on the debt markets due to the scale and urgency of their computer power requirements. "Investment grade corporates have seen a surge of ...

Super funds score win on stamp duty disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... order relief for superannuation trustees, aligning portfolio holdings disclosure obligations for internally managed private debt with externally managed private debt. Currently, trustees managing private debt assets internally must disclose the value ...