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ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... return profile. Remara describes the At Call Account, for example, as a "low-risk investment account backed by AA investment grade assets that makes investing your savings a breeze" and offers "a high-interest rate regardless of your account balance ...

Centuria Bass freezes private credit fund redemptions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... over time for the benefit of all investors." SQM Research recently dropped Centuria Bass Credit Fund from a high-investment grade (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating without disclosing the reasoning behind the decision. Centuria Capital ...

Betashares launches diversified ETF suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... spanning Australian, developed and emerging market equities, global listed infrastructure, and Australian and global investment grade bonds, with investors able to select a portfolio aligned to their preferred level of risk. Betashares chief executive ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... week. SQM Research has confirmed the rating for the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF) has dropped from a high-investment grade (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating but did not disclose the reasoning behind the determination. The wholesale ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... evolved from an "occasional funding tool to a more established part of the AUD credit market", particularly among investment grade issuers in utilities, infrastructure and property. While corporate hybrids offer investors an attractive income opportunity ...

Betashares launches Australian bond ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... and active bond managers. COMP provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar denominated investment grade bonds, including Commonwealth and state government securities, government related bonds and corporate debt. The launch comes ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... risk profile attached to it. Metrics is one of the few funds, he says, that lends across the risk spectrum from investment grade loans to riskier mezzanine debt, adding it's about helping investors understand where they sit in the capital structure. ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... not in the bond markets, but a loan on a spectrum of risk, [ranging from] investment-grade replacements to sub-investment grade replacements to opportunistic and high-risk alternatives. Each of those can have a valid place in people's portfolio ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... from US centric credit allocations. More investors now plan to increase exposure to European and Asia-Pacific investment grade credit than US investment grade debt, reversing last year's trend. Emerging market debt is also attracting renewed interest ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... forward-looking environment for fixed income is favourable despite the heightened volatility. "For corporate investment grade credit, fundamentals are strong with relatively high all-in yields and a positive sloping yield curve delivering strong income ...
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