alternative income

The votes are in. We reveal where Livewire readers find their top income fund and ETF picks this year and how it compares to last year.

The end of the SME Loans Guarantee Scheme presents a large number of opportunities for private credit funds refinancing borrowers from banks

As the major Australian banks shift away from commercial lending (a trend that has accelerated in recent years post royal commission) there has been significant growth...

With yields rising sharply, bonds are beginning to look interesting again. This has led investors to suggest that fixed income will reclaim its status as a worthy...

Some forms of risk you want in your portfolio. Others, you should want no part of. When it comes to wholesale lending, bad risk generally means concentration, or...

Non-banks are turning the retail lending space on its head, and it’s not just consumers who are benefiting from the disruption. For Realm Investment House, this...

Low-interest rates, uncertainty around inflation, a market that doesn't know whether it’s coming or going ... now more than ever investors are hunting for reliable and...

The struggle to find income is not new, but is currently complicated by expectations of rising government bond yields and heightened inflation, creating risks for...

Service stations and quick service restaurants are not typically front of mind when everyday investors think about investment income. So why are yield hungry investors...

For investors seeking income, now may be the time to consider systematic option-selling strategies such as a BuyWrite. Current market conditions in the US have rarely...

Alternative Credit investments span the liquidity spectrum and are secured by assets that generate cash flows upon which the investment relies for repayment. From an...

Following the Global Financial Crisis, there were limited alternatives to banks for Australian companies aiming to access financing. As one of the leading non-bank...

As investors contend with record low rates and significant cuts to shareholder dividends, savvy managers are creating investment solutions that meet the dual investor...

Over the last decade Australian banks have been steadily retreating from the real estate lending market. This gap has created an opportunity for private lenders to...

In our last two videos Brett Craig of Aura Group covered off the significant funding gap and opportunity in the SME market, and how the sector is adapting to a...

Across a series of recent wires on Livewire, Brett Craig of Aura Group explained the emergence of SME debt capital as an asset class and its potential attractiveness...

Previously Brett Craig of Aura Group outlined the opportunity to generate attractive income in the alternative asset class of SME debt capital. Of course, in strained...

Investors who have taken a balanced approach to income investing face a bittersweet outlook. On the one hand, the key Australian fixed interest benchmark is up 3.21%...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have long been neglected by the banking sector in Australia. The amount of data required to assess the...

Investment appetite for businesses depends on strategy – for Qualitas, its strategy aligns with today’s market conditions. Qualitas is holding and selectively...