Today
Financial planning giant abruptly tells advisers to sell Metrics funds
Count Financial said it would also launch a wide-ranging review of private credit to assess whether the returns were still work the risk after recent turmoil.
Yesterday
CEFC, $11b Goldman Sachs fund will invest in low-carbon developments
The federal government’s green bank says it’s leading other investors into more sustainable project investment.
This Month
Builder Roberts Co faces new threat from bond claims
While the contractor’s Victorian operations are only part of its business, developer claims against guarantees could tear a big hole in the parent company.
Melbourne blowouts tip John Holland into $55.5m loss
The construction giant slid into the red from a profit of almost $100 million a year earlier due to “project delivery issues” and cost blowouts.
Private lender Rixon Capital courts investors for new fund
Rixon is said to be confident it can hit the $500 million mark in the next three to five years.
The stressful life of Sydney’s left-of-field distressed debt broker
Ben Madsen has long had a low profile. Now he’s found himself the centre of unwanted attention, and is fighting for his home. Can he come back from the brink?
The growing problem facing Australia’s ‘broken’ housing market
Private credit has backed housing development as banks retreated, but new and smaller players are taking on projects that may never be finished, says a report.
The Trump trade that matters most for property
What impact does the US president and yields on 10-year US bonds have on commercial property investment? Quite a lot, actually.
Property group EG Funds’ venture arm backs start-up Avani
EG owns about 76 per cent of Avani’s ordinary equity.
Little-known funder eyes Australia’s biggest residential project
Sydney-based Open Capital says it’s in talks to fund the full $2 billion cost of the troubled Sth Bnk development. But its source of funds isn’t clear.
Want to join Australia’s first $24,000-a-year private car racing club?
Think ski village, but for people driving cars. Want to buy a villa, stay in a hotel or drop in for a coffee? You’ll be able to here.
Catalano’s ACM sells Launceston print site for $3.5 million
The decision to cease printing newspapers in northern Tasmania paved way for sale of the 5763-square-metre site.
This CEO earned $1.6b last year, his deputy got almost $400m
Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman took home about 11.5 per cent more than what he did in 2023 because of his $US916 million in dividends.
‘It’s the Wild West’: Why ASIC is worried about private credit
Private credit firms are scrambling to manage problem loans, as the regulator sets its sights on lax governance.
February
Australia is entering a housing ‘super cycle’, Qualitas says
The real estate fund manager says it has no shortage of capital to deploy as demand for housing surges, but construction labour shortages remain a hurdle.
Plenary’s $1b Abu Dhabi deal boosts its housing firepower
After the sale of a 49pc stake to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, the developer wants to tap an expected upswing in residential development.
WiseTech founder exits private property deals as board in crisis talks
Richard White has pulled out of three controversial property developments as WiseTech directors mull governance issues following more allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
The line between private credit and private equity is blurring
Private credit giant Metrics has stepped up its disclosures on the exposures of its listed funds as rival managers call out risks in Australian lending.
JPMorgan, MS and RBC strong out of the gate with monster Goodman deal
The Goodman raising, the ASX’s sixth-largest ever and the bourse’s largest real estate deal, was done unsounded and with no wall crossings.
Dexus takes heart from rate cut
Even before the Reserve Bank board delivered its first rate cut in four years, signs of a turnaround were already apparent in Dexus first half 2025 result.