Private Debt

Loose monetary policy has created a generation of ‘financial consumers’ gorging on cheap debt. Yet promises that the feasting can continue into perpetuity, simply...

Liquidity is something we all value very highly. If you need cash, knowing you’ve got a few thousand in your kitty – but which you can’t access for a decade – is not...

It's been a year since Zinurova was tasked with leading the then recently acquired WAM Alternative Assets portfolio, which became the seventh LIC to enter prominent...

The distinct advantages of private debt must look appealing to investors seeking stable income streams in a world wary of inflation and central bank intervention. In...

In the sixth episode of the WAM Alternative Assets education series, portfolio manager Dania Zinurova discusses private debt, an asset class with added layers of...

In a previous wire, Lucerne’s Anthony Murphy and Michael Houghton warned that rising inflation and a reversal of excessive valuations could take the steam out of risk...

Adrian joins the podcast again to discuss Merricks Capital's new agriculture fund. A senior secured loan strategy that provides lending to agricultural assets whilst...

Investors may not realise that under the hood of a private debt fund are many individually negotiated loans that ensure unitholders receive a certain monthly income...

With spreads largely at all-time lows and sourcing real yield proving problematic, asset allocation is challenging for those with constrained mandates. Flexibility in...

Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about whether the significant government stimulus, combined with record low interest rates and unconventional monetary...

When Simon Doyle of Schroders Australia takes a broad view of the recent performance of capital markets and thinks about the undercurrents of shifting geopolitical,...

With concerns looming about the possibility of an inflation fuelled market sell-off and the eventual tightening of monetary policy at the forefront of investors’...

The lending landscape in Australia has changed significantly over the past two decades. Twenty years ago, banks in Australia controlled over 80% of both business and...

The macro investor Diego Parrilla is well known for making the analogy between constructing a successful investment portfolio and building a successful soccer team....

The latest APRA statistics for lending by Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions have recently been released for the June quarter. A noticeable trend is the declining...

As one of the last bastions of decent risk-adjusted yield, where 7% p.a. - 12% p.a. is typical, private debt is becoming increasingly popular with investors looking to...

Australia’s Q2 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures were released on September 2nd, 2020, revealing a 7% Quarter on Quarter fall, the largest since GDP records...

ASX listed debt trusts are trading at material discounts to the value of their underlying assets, which presents potential opportunities for investors to derive...

There is something quite mystical about government bonds. It is astounding that such a simple financial instrument could be held in such high regard that it can offer...

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...