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ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... summarising key legal obligations and regulatory guidance for private credit fund operators, as the regulator continues to keep an eye on the sector. ASIC said the catalogue should assist private credit fund operators in more easily identifying and complying ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland has told an industry event that the regulator is keeping an eye on the private credit sector, with increased surveillance continuing in 2026. "On the retail side, this surveillance will look at disclosures of fees and ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... 3.6%. VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler commented that rising inflation is something to keep an eye on, given the RBA's revised projections of an elevated inflation environment throughout 2026. "However, barring a sharp ...

AustralianSuper names chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
AustralianSuper has named a new chief financial officer, who will commence in December. Jessica Chen, the current general manager of financial performance at QBE Insurance, will join the $400 billion super fund as chief financial officer, bringing two ...

Super good for financial stability, for now: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... of time, conditions could evolve and change, and risks could have emerged." Jones said the RBA has been keeping a watchful eye on the growing size of the superannuation sector, particularly around liquidity risks. "The thing that would concern us the ...

Former Selfwealth chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
After finishing up at Selfwealth in September, Craig Keary is now leading a Sydney-based private credit manager. Keary has joined Keyview Financial Group as chief executive, bringing more than 30 years of experience across global financial markets. ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... It's been around for a long time. It's an organisation that's well governed, strong balance sheet strength and has an eye on the future." Woodall said the MLC brand will have a global perspective and is seeking out global partners, something ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Australian superannuation funds continue to play an "increasingly important" role in the UK economy, with a group of local super fund leaders set to head there later this month to explore more collaborative investment opportunities. The Australian Superannuation ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... Proactive nudges, B2C guidance and education tools and adviser-led hybrids have also surfaced as key features. From a bird's eye view of the sector, Worn notes that the differentiator is not the investment options themselves. "It's the whole ...