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Briefcase names head of growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... institutional banking and capital markets experience at ANZ across resources, energy and infrastructure project finance, export credit, debt capital markets and cross-border capital markets. More recently, he was the chief commercial officer of a fleet ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... He noted other categories, which tend to be less dependent on duration, have performed better from a "modest" decline in credit spreads. "However, this decline didn't occur in a straight line; credit spreads notably widened in the first quarter of ...

L1 Group hires private client lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... drive, appointing a new local head of private clients. Based in Melbourne, Joel Rosen recently joined L1 Group. Private credit fund manager Wingate confirmed Rosen's departure after spending more than two years as co-head of private wealth, and is ...

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
Former Equitable Financial Solutions director Usman Siddiqui has been sentenced to six years and six months' imprisonment for dishonestly using his position as a director and misappropriating company funds. Siddiqui, the former sole director of Equitable ...

Advisers bolster client book amid compliance burden: CoreData

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
Financial advice practices are serving more clients, charging higher fees and reporting record levels of satisfaction with their licensees, despite the weight of compliance, according to CoreData. The average number of clients per practice has increased ...

MaxCap taps offshore insto appetite with USD-hedged note

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
MaxCap has launched a USD-hedged currency note that will invest in its flagship real estate credit vehicle, MaxCap Investment Trust (MIT), providing an accessible pathway for global institutional investors. MaxCap said the note reflects growing internationalisation ...

ASIC ramps up enforcement action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... sector. Between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026, ASIC also removed or restricted 27 individuals and businesses from providing credit services and disqualified 36 individuals from managing corporations. Financial services removals and restrictions reached ...

Retirement portfolios need a new playbook: Real Asset Management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... income-generating assets capable of delivering more stable returns while reducing reliance on listed market performance. Private credit, he said, has merged as an increasingly important component of modern retirement portfolios. "Private credit offers ...

Guardians farewells head of asset allocation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... director of derivatives at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) and vice president at Merrill Lynch in London, with a focus on structured credit derivatives. Commenting, Guardians co-chief investment officer Brad Dunstan said it is fortunate to have someone with ...

S&P reaffirms Australia's AAA credit rating

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Australia has retained its AAA sovereign credit rating form S&P Global, with the ratings agency citing the nations sound fiscal position, modest public debt and strong institutional settings despite heightened global uncertainty. S&P reaffirmed the ...