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Metrics freezes redemptions behind listed funds as audit stalls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
Metrics Credit Partners has suspended redemptions in the unlisted wholesale funds that underpin its three ASX-listed strategies, according to an ASX statement by the funds' responsible entity. Media reports have named the MCP Wholesale Investments ...

Developer jailed after $2.2m investment scam

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
A Queensland property developer has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to dishonestly applying more than $2.2 million in investor funds to his own use of that of others. Ian Omar Chester pleaded guilty in the Southport District ...

UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
UBS is relocating a private markets specialist from Switzerland to lead its unified global alternatives (UGA) business in Australia, effective 1 November 2026. Richard Johnson will relocate to Melbourne from Zurich to take on the role of head of UGA ...

Woodbridge loans $100m for Brisbane residential development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Woodbridge Capital has provided a new $100 million loan for a residential development in Brisbane, delivering 150 apartments close to the CBD. Woodbridge Capital head of investments Matthew Samuels said the deal shows the private credit manager's continued ...

Chalmers applauds $22bn Budget deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
The Budget deficit in 2025-26 was $22.3 billion, according to the Final Budget Outcome (FBO), with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying the figure it still $6 billion better than the $28.3 billion estimated in the 2026-27 Budget. As a share of the economy ...

Ironbark raises $256m from global investment firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Ironbark Financial has raised $256 million investment from Merchant Wealth Partners, a New York-based investment manager, which provides equity investments to financial services firms. This is Merchant's largest investment outside the US market, joining ...

RE spots potential 'material differences' in Metrics' listed funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Trust Company (RE Services), the responsible entity of all listed funds from Metrics Credit Partners, has requested to pause trading and quotation activities of the Metrics Master Income Trust (ASX: MXT), Metrics Income Opportunities Trust (ASX ...

HMC Capital adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
HMC Capital has added to its board with a new appointment who brings more than 36 years' experience across financial, M&A and corporate governance. HMC Capital has announced Graeme Browning to the board as an independent non-executive director, effective ...

IAG settles $2.8bn lawsuit with Credit Suisse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has announced it has agreed to a settlement in the proceedings brought by Credit Suisse against it in the Federal Court, over the collapse of Greensill Capital. IAG said the terms of the settlement are confidential ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Financial advisers are pulling back from private market investments as concerns over liquidity, fees and transparency weigh on allocations, according to VanEck's 2026 Smart Beta Survey. The survey, which received 938 responses from financial professionals ...