Private credit - How bad is this going to get?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and risks associated with the private credit boom and its impact on Australian investors and super funds.

The private credit boom is having a shake-out: But not before many Australian investors - and big super funds - placed a lot of money into what has been, until very recently, a boom business. What's on the line and where is the exposure?  Andy Darroch of Independent Financial Advice joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode. In today's show, we cover: The problems plaguing private credit How local wealth managers and big funds are linked with the crisis Liquidity - If you did not know what it meant, you will now How to assess private credit as an asset class from here  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: James Kirby

Guest: Andy Darroch

Topics covered

• private credit
• investment risks
• super funds
• liquidity
• asset assessment

Keywords

• private credit
• investment
• super funds
• liquidity
• financial advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Independent Financial Advice

Places: Australia

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