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FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... much more thorough, and private loan agreements tend to have stronger lender protections due to their directly negotiated nature," Perry says. He adds the US, which is the largest lending market in the world, and Europe - also home to large private credit ...

APRA consults on CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... operational risk. APRA also requests that for material arrangements with the provider, the entity should list what is the nature of each arrangement, and why it is not possible to maintain a formal agreement that meets the contractual and service level ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... processes in place to ensure compliance with that holding limit. ASIC questioned if Diversa had any regard to the apparent nature and characteristics of First Guardian and the "serious risks" of its investments, nor did it do enough to assess its performance ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... ASIC explained that a range of factors, including industry, maturity of practices, workplace culture, company size and the nature of its operations, may have influenced that outcome. The median disclosure rate, which is calculated per 100 employees ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... terminology Kirkland said there were "market-wide inconsistencies" that make it difficult for investors to compare the nature and risks of private credit funds. "Fund operators and investment managers defined and applied terms such as 'default' and 'investment ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... marks the second-largest settlement of a derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery's history in a case of this nature, the pension fund said. As part of the settlement, Meta also agreed to corporate governance reforms and acknowledged the lawsuit ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... class that sits adjacent to a fixed income part of a portfolio," Schloeffel said. He highlighted that the uncorrelated nature of private credit with other asset classes has also helped in gaining momentum. "It's that uncorrelated nature in its pure ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... deceptive conduct," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Fund managers need to make sure that they accurately represent the nature of both their direct and indirect investments to allow consumers to make an informed choice." The fine was paid on October ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... said, noting that review was based on a targeted, risk-based sample of advice files. Burgess criticised the "subjective nature of assessing whether a consumer is, or will be, worse off as a result of the advice provided, particularly when evaluating ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... private credit market." ASIC's report showed the PDSs of 10 retail funds lacked details of their investment strategies or the nature of the underlying funds they invested in. Neiron said that ASIC's review is a positive step for the private credit sector ...