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Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Sri Lanka's debt-laden economy has collapsed, and its newly elected prime minister has announced bankruptcy as the island nation suffers its worst financial crisis in decades. Due to the crisis, the country has seen severe shortages of necessities like ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... stance. With yields and spreads higher and demand for goods slowing, businesses are also more likely to prioritise paying down debt over expansion plans. "We think the market will price in a higher risk of recession before the potential relief of a soft ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Janus Henderson analysis found that Australian corporate debt has fallen 21.5% over 12 months because of booming cash flows from local miners. Sharp rebounds in profits among Australian companies along with debt repayments have pushed Australia's corporate ...

Arrowpoint Capital launches $100m corporate debt fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... successful business builders and create an innovative lending business focussed on the burgeoning asset class of private corporate debt," Arrowpoint joint managing directors Michael Kurland and Andrew McDonnell said. Victor Smorgon Group chief executive ...

QIC welcomes new director of private debt

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
The Queensland Investment Corporation has named Bettina Lung as its director of multi-sector private debt. Lung, who will report into QIC's head of multi-sector private debt Phil Miall, joins from Aware Super's credit income team. While at the super ...

MSC Group launches Singaporean fund service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... classes, comprising asset-specific and pooled asset retail and wholesale funds, limited partnerships, fintech and corporate debt. Fletcher added he expected the move would benefit capital managers in Singapore. "We are so excited to join the financial ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... diversification, which shrinks those tails of the distribution and appropriate position size." Meanwhile, Schroders head of private debt Nicole Kidd spoke of its "meteoritic rise and rise". "In Australia, investors are still seeing value in allocating ...

Cbus snares head of debt from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Cbus Super has appointed Anne Moal as its first head of direct debt and illiquid credit as the $73.5 billion fund's debt portfolio hits over $1 billion. Reporting to head of debt and alternatives Linda Cunningham, Moal will have primary responsibility ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... COVID-19 pandemic. Bath "was responsible for the Commonwealth's interest rate swap portfolio, financial asset management and debt management strategy, as well as establishing and running investment programs to implement government policies." Simon ...

Four join Payton Capital team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... an exciting period of growth over the last few years, as investors continue to see immense value in commercial real estate debt's strong risk-return profile," chief executive David Payton said. "We currently have in excess of $700 million under management ...