Australia’s private-credit market has become a quiet engine of finance, routing capital to projects banks won’t touch, but a new expert review for ASIC paints a market that is part opportunity, part ...

A new report from Alvarez & Marsal has found that 50 per cent of funds are using artificial intelligence in pre-deal diligence and post-deal value creation, though implementation is inconsistent. Amid ...

ASIC’s lawsuit against Equity Trustees aims to establish trustee diligence requirements, with chair Joe Longo telling a parliamentary committee that “they’ve never been tested”. The Shield Master Fund ...

Bank of America’s latest survey has shown global investor sentiment has climbed sharply, with equity optimism rising and recession fears continuing to fade. Global investor sentiment has reached its ...

Global investment management firm Acadian Asset Management has appointed Matthew McLenaghan to support “continued growth” through institutional client relationships across Australia and New Zealand.

The latest jobs data has offered little reason for the Reserve Bank to cut rates in September despite some signs of weakness. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 per cent in ...

Several wealth management companies have been shortlisted in the second annual Australian AI Awards program, which champions individuals and organisations pioneering Australian AI innovation. Launched ...

As geopolitical tensions dominate headlines in 2025, the accuracy of credit rating agencies in assessing the risk of an unfolding economic emergency is coming under the microscope. Professor Robert ...

If you’ve ever compared fund ratings from different research houses, you might have noticed something odd: they don’t always agree. Sometimes the divergence is subtle, a matter of semantics or ...

Trump’s call to scrap quarterly reporting in the US has reignited debate among academics and economists, with some arguing the move would save costs and curb short-termism, while others warn it could ...

Rest has joined forces with alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, co-investing in a real estate trust with the aim of capitalising on systemic changes in debt financing. The super fund said the ...

Blockchain infrastructure could give Aussie investors easier access to private markets through better liquidity and interoperability between digital and traditional assets, according to Zerocap ...