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SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The Payday Super reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday ...

Oaktree institutional sales head quits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... not disclosed her new home - will take several weeks' leave before starting her new role. Ramos joined the distressed debt specialist more than three years ago from Fidante Partners, where she worked in institutional business development. She previously ...

Ares Management promotes private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... analyst at Goldman Sachs and Lazard Australia. Alongside private equity, Ares invests locally in direct lending, infrastructure debt and asset-based finance. Globally, the firm manages around US$$25 billion in private equity assets.

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... hedging across the group. Earlier in his career, Trajkovski held roles at HSBC and ANZ. Elsewhere, First Sentier private debt specialist Ethan King has scored a role as a senior associate with Universities Superannuation Scheme's private markets ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... economies and financial markets over the coming decades - decarbonisation, deglobalisation, demographics, digitalisation, and debt and central bank policy," he said.

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Russell Investments' existing term loan, fully repays the firm's prior group of lenders, and extends the maturity of its debt for seven years. Russell Investments said the financing simplifies its capital structure, strengthens balance-sheet resilience ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... were driven by overweight positions in global shares throughout much of the year, complemented by contributions from private debt and diversified credit. "Maintaining sustainable returns underpins our long-term approach to turning down the noise and ...

Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... non-residing foreign investor - except foreign strategic investors - may not own 10% or more of the listed shares or convertible debt instrument of an issuer. Additionally, the maximum proportion of shares that may be owned by all foreign investors ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent certain persons with tax liabilities from leaving ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... trends, BlackRock said that it sees opportunities in private credit and infrastructure supporting this financing. "Elevated debt and competing fiscal priorities [...] limit the public sector's role in financing the AI buildout," the report described. ...