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Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026

... banks chose to sit on the sidelines. Throughout March and April 2026, the advisory firm conducted an online survey of 110 lenders including major banks, non-banks, second-tier banks and private lenders around Australia. Almost 62% of respondents expect ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026

... says: "We totally understand some of ASIC's concerns." The asset consultant acts as a matchmaker, vetting private lenders and connecting them with the right capital. "As you go down into less sophisticated investors that probably haven't read ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

... and activity in the broadly syndicated loan market has softened, potentially improving the opportunity set for private lenders," the report said. "For disciplined managers, periods like this can support better pricing and, often, stronger lender protections ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026

... funding conditions tighten and financial market volatility pick up. "Despite the strong growth in their lending, non-bank lenders still only account for 6% of financial system assets, limiting their systemic importance. Private credit has continued to ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

... financing and structured credit to later-stage Australian and global technology-enabled businesses, fintechs and alternative lenders. The first close was led by a "significant commitment" from an unnamed Australian institutional investor, reinforcing ...

Kapstream launches ASX-listed investment trust

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026

... managing director and portfolio manager Dylan Bourke said the team is excited to provide investors with exposure to non-bank lenders through structures which can access high-quality, short-duration assets with attractive returns. "Our private securitisation ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026

... the decision to remove the solution in 2018, as the SMSF lending sector was shifting from traditional banks to non-bank lenders. SuperEdge, once relaunched, will provide SMSFs trustees, particularly pre-retirees, who want to invest with "greater control ...

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

... growth strategy. The transaction refinances 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 ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025

... Principal, we own on our balance sheet," he says. This contrasts with the upper middle market where he says private credit lenders are competing for a more limited set of deals and often have less strict lending criteria. "They are also competing with ...

Wentworth launches private credit platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025

... governance, who can move quickly on mid-market deals where assets and capital structures are more complex than what traditional lenders typically handle, it said. Chehab said: "There is a real and genuine demand in the Australian market for a trusted ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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