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Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... go wrong and know how to get your money back. In 2024, Metrics opted to take control of the struggling Pacific Hunter Group now renamed Hunter St. Hospitality - owner of Rockpool Bar and Grill - after it defaulted on debt obligations. "There is always ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... delivering returns for members. Brighter Super, which manages $37 billion on behalf of more than 340,000 members, said it is now the third largest non-government financial institution headquartered in Queensland. "We have seen a decline in locally headquartered ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... fraud, and that the focus should be on those parties. "The actions by regulators and government to expose the misconduct of now-banned financial advisers and allegedly fraudulent promoters, responsible entities and investment managers are commendable ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... assurance capability called Aqua meant those people didn't lose their jobs. They moved to the front of the funnel, and now they're involved in discussions with advisers and talk about strategy and advice again," he said, warning that gone are ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... when we see geopolitical events and concerns emanating out of the US, that's causing people to look to the East right now," he told the annual Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference. "People I speak to, having had a lot ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Equity Fund, as the global asset manager deepens its push into the local wealth management market. The Australian unit trust, now registered for sale to wholesale investors and advised clients, aims to deliver long term returns through a diversified ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... each of these individually, because you fill them from left to right and then you find out wait I still have 'X' left over. Now I can actually pass that legacy on," Hillier said. Instead of just waiting until the very end to see what is left over Hillier ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... According to Colchester, emerging market bonds prospective real yield came in at 2.85% at end of February. "You look where it is now - it's not the cheapest it's ever been - but compared to history, it does to us, look relatively attractive," ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... and simple, we do think you can gain a slight edge by using some of the more interesting data sets and compute power that we now have available relative to what we had 20 years ago," he said. Bennett said Invesco has recently started looking at credit ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader financial services industry. FICA's membership now spans nine industry associations across banking, investments and broader financial services, with ASFA's inclusions bringing ...