Radiant World Sent Lender Fake Glencore Deals, Lawsuit Says

Sep 3, 2026 | Markets

Iron ore trader Radiant World used Glencore invoices that had already been paid, supported by fake contracts, in order to raise $31.7 million, a lender alleged in a filing to Singapore’s High Court. The disclosure — in papers filed by Singapore-based Incomlend Pte.,...

Mark Walter’s Insurers Ramped Up Borrowing From Home Loan Bank to $6 Billion

Sep 2, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Insurers controlled by billionaire sports mogul Mark Walter, now under scrutiny for loaning more than $20 billion to other parts of his empire, have in recent years increasingly leaned on a source of low-interest financing set up to help US homebuyers. Walter’s two...

SEC Preps Plan to Widen Investor Access to Private Markets

Sep 1, 2026 | Markets, Private Markets

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing a plan to expand access for retail investors to private markets and allow investment advisers to charge performance fees to a wider set of clients. The regulator’s planned proposal was received by the White House...

US 30-Year Bond Enters September on Worst Stretch Since 2006

Sep 1, 2026 | Markets

Not since 2006 have yields on the longest-maturity Treasuries been this high for this long, with a gaping budget deficit, another wave of corporate issuance and a potentially decisive Federal Reserve meeting set to keep investors wary of US debt in coming weeks. The...

‘First Real Test’: Australia Property Fiasco Puts Private Credit on Edge

Aug 31, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Australian private credit funds are trying to contain panic among investors, after the collapse of property developer Bathla Group sparked fears that the industry’s big bet on the property sector is going south. Bathla’s failure has raised the specter that more...