Private markets dragged out of the shadows by corporate cop

ASIC is eyeing the future of investing and hellbent on keeping public and private markets on a level regulatory playing field.

Jonathan Shapiro, Jemima Whyte, James Thomson and Ronald Mizen

Feb 23, 2025 – 8.00pm

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Private markets are predicted to win an even bigger share of investor dollars as the returns on offer from private equity and credit lure more money away from sharemarkets.

This presents an opportunity for a growing number of people as private markets make themselves more accessible to retail investors while also posing a supervisory dilemma for regulators which have historically focused on public investments such as equities.

Jonathan Shapiro writes about banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, corporate debt, private equity and investment banking. He is based in Sydney.

Jemima Whyte writes on business, specialising in companies, capital markets and innovation. Jemima has reported on business for The Australian Financial Review for more than 13 years.

James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.

Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.