Increasing financial stress on mortgage payers While Australia is not in recession, it sure feels like it for many households. The tube of toothpaste is being squeezed from both ends with rising living costs at one end and rising mortgage payments a...
Learn moreAt a Glance: The private debt market has witnessed a significant growth with total private markets assets under management (AUM) reaching $11.7 trillion as of June 30, 2022, largely driven by long-term lenders like pension funds and wealth manag...
Learn moreAt a Glance: Europe's transition towards private debt highlights a significant shift from traditional banking, propelled by regulatory adaptations and market dynamics. Investors are attracted by private debt due to higher yield opportu...
Learn moreWhen America sneezes, Australia catches a cold but what happens to Australia when China chokes on a property crisis? We are about to find out! The property sector represents around a quarter to a third of the Chinese economy. Rather than rebounding afte...
Learn moreAt a Glance. Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity declined in 2023, driving a shift towards private debt, particularly non-sponsored lending, which can offer high yields, diversification, and attractive returns. Wh...
Learn moreThe squeeze of living costs on Australians Over the last year to June, inflation increased by a whopping 6% but did you know that the living costs of Australians actually increased by more than 6% over that period and are now at record levels? T...
Learn moreKey Points The U.S. credit rating downgrade from 'AAA' to 'AA+' by Fitch reflects concerns over fiscal management and has profound implications for investors. Despite initial market stability, potential future downgrad...
Learn moreCOVID-19 came as quite a shock to Australia's migration numbers. Australia went from an average net migration intake of 228,370 between 2016 to 2020 to -84,940 in 2021. This was the biggest fall in migration numbers since the First World War (see ch...
Learn moreAustralia’s Housing Market: No Country for Renters Nothing gets pulses racing in Canberra like the prospect of a double-dissolution election. Over the past week, the Labor Government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund Bill was a...
Learn moreIn 1986, then treasurer Paul Keating warned that Australia could become a “banana republic”. 38 years later, has Australia become an iron ore and coal republic? “This is the lucky country, we can dig up another mound of...
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