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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... a huge amount of free cash flows. They're very profitable businesses. They are well run. They don't have a huge amount of debt on their balance sheets yet," Maguchu says. While he notes the free cash flow of Magnificent 7 stocks would just about cover ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
ASIC wants the Federal Court to appoint a receiver to investigate the fire sale of Interprac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying it has concerns over what it may mean for the advice group's creditors. The regulator has applied ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... capital via a whole-of-loan sale as it ramps up its private credit push. The $3.7 billion will be used to reduce BOQ's debt funding by about $3.4 billion and return $300 million to its shareholders. BOQ said it will use the money to originate and ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... stagflation of the 1970s, yet that risk is becoming harder to dismiss. At the same time, the US faces a growing fiscal burden, with debt servicing becoming materially more expensive as older debt is refinanced at higher rates," he said. "That leaves ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... years. The Data Centre-as-a-Service provider intends to continue pursuing subordinated notes issue in the Australian wholesale debt market to strengthen its long-term capital position and diversify the pool of funding. It operates 17 data centres and ...

AGP, Muzinich & Co. debut private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Active ETF (BDCI) offers exposure to US-listed business development companies (BDCs) operating in the middle-market private debt sector. AGP acts as investment manager while Muzinich & Co. is the Responsible Entity. BDCI feeds off the Muzinich Public ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... a combination of a fully underwritten institutional placement, scrip consideration issued to Oracle shareholders and new debt facility. Oracle will continue to operate as usual throughout the transition period. Established in 1986 and headquartered in ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
Hostplus is considering allowing members using its Choiceplus platform to invest in digital assets. Through Choiceplus, members can tailor their super investments from an available set of options. Hostplus has confirmed that one such option that may ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... APRA Diamond was with Deutsche Bank in the UK for more than 15 years. This included in global leadership roles within the debt capital markets business with responsibility for sovereign, supranational and agencies, and across its financial institutions ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... Entertainment has entered a binding commitment with US private credit fund WhiteHawk Capital Partners to refinance the group's debt. The agreement is for a three-year refinancing, covering existing obligations and providing additional liquidity for day-to-day ...