Sharon Klyne

(Bloomberg) -- Australia needs to digitize its debt market to attract foreign capital and be globally competitive, according to a fintech working on a government pilot project to modernize the sector.

(Bloomberg) -- Several festival organizers are postponing or cancelling events in the Australian state of Victoria due to a heat wave that has prompted authorities to warn of the increased the risk of wild fires.

(Bloomberg) -- The Australian government will lift import tariffs on a wide range of consumer goods including toothbrushes, chopsticks and pens in an effort to lower rising household living expenses and business costs.

Australia to End ‘Nuisance’ Tariffs on Toothbrushes, Bumper Cars

Grant Samuel to advise on fundraising for Illawarra purchase Consortium of Golden Energy and M Resources in $1.65b deal

Australian coal producers are increasingly dabbling in high-interest private loans as lenders look to replace reluctant banks that are held back by ESG concerns.

Australian coal producers are increasingly dabbling in high-interest private loans as lenders look to replace reluctant banks that are held back by ESG concerns.

(Bloomberg) -- Muzinich & Co Inc. is expanding its private credit business in Australia to capture a slice of the country's A$3.6 trillion ($2.4 trillion) pension pool even amid a slowdown in global fund raising activity.

Australian fund managers had a challenging year in 2023, with private capital fundraising plunging 43% to A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) as higher interest rates and tough lending markets cooled appetite for deploying capital, according to the UK-based research firm

(Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co. has held talks with a number of private credit funds for a debt package of at least A$800 million ($525 million) to support its bid for Perpetual Ltd.'s corporate trust and wealth management units, according to people familiar with the matter.