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Australia’s private capital industry has flagged superannuation regulation as a constraint on further growth, even as assets under management (AUM) hovered near record levels and local fundraising held up better than regional peers, according to the Australian Investment Council’s Private Capital Yearbook 2026. Australian private capital AUM reached $161 billion, with private equity and venture capital accounting for $72 billion and a further $83 billion spread across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources, the report said. The broader yearbook also showed Australia-focused private equity, venture capital and private credit AUM hit a record $77.9 billion as at June 2025. “Our…

Let us talk everyday politics away from vulgarisation of debates, demonisation of our fledging democracy, weaponisation of state control, tribalisation of economic transformation and regionalisation of leadership succession. Why? Because conferences will come to pass, leaders will come and go, bruising leadership contests will divide us and we will remain exactly where we were before all these political developments came to haunt us! Why would the SACP take such a ground-breaking resolution, many are painstakingly wanting to know. One would embrace the idea why the party reached such a resolution but would not understand why would other alliance political leaders…

Investing.com — Cora Gold Ltd (LON:) shares jumped 17.8% Friday after the company announced it secured a $120 million gold stream financing agreement with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings to fully fund its Sanankoro Gold Project in Mali. The binding term sheet with EEA removes future funding requirements for the project, allowing the company to advance pre-production activities. Combined with a recent £15.7 million equity fundraise cornerstoned by EEA, the stream fully funds Sanankoro to production, subject to permitting. Under the agreement, EEA is entitled to purchase 30.44% of gold produced at Sanankoro at a price equal to 20% of the…

(HedgeCo.Net) After a bruising period of volatility and uneven returns, hedge funds are staging a powerful comeback. According to a newly released report from Goldman Sachs, U.S. hedge funds are on track to deliver their strongest monthly performance since 2016, with equity long-short strategies posting gains of approximately 7.7% so far in April 2026. The surge marks a dramatic reversal from the turbulence of March and underscores a broader shift underway across global markets: the return of dispersion, the re-emergence of high-conviction alpha opportunities, and the resurgence of active management in a landscape long dominated by passive flows. For institutional investors,…

Enabling institutional clients to unlock yield-bearing collateral with greater capital efficiencyPROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin Institutional today announced the integration of Asseto’s flagship product, CASH+, into its institutional collateral framework, further expanding its real-world asset (RWA) collateral infrastructure through the Off-Exchange Settlement (OES) program and RWA Collateral Mirroring Solution (RCMS). The integration enhances the range of recognized collateral available to institutional clients, enabling them to obtain stablecoin-equivalent trading credit while continuing to benefit from underlying yield exposure. It also underscores KuCoin Institutional’s ongoing efforts to lead the development of more capital-efficient, institution-ready infrastructure at…

Through a chain reaction, the conflict in the Middle East and disruptions in global oil prices have led to a surge in fuel prices and, consequently, in the prices of other goods across the region. Governments have largely resorted to measures to cap fuel prices, while in the Assembly of Kosovo a law introducing price limits for essential goods is also awaiting adoption. Analysts point out that government intervention in the market and the capping of certain prices are justified in times of crisis in order to protect citizens’ living standards, but that such measures should by no means be…

Arab Finance: El Obour Company for Real Estate Investment generated EGP 37.065 million in standalone net profits after tax in 2025, 109.97% year-on-year (YoY) higher than EGP 17.642 million, according to the financial results. Earnings per share (EPS) climbed to EGP 0.93 last year from EGP 0.58 in 2024, whereas revenues jumped to EGP 998.373 million from EGP 447.728 million. Established in 1994, El Obour Real Estate Investment is one of the leading companies in the field of investment and real estate development in Egypt, especially in the newly affiliated cities of the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). The company…

Alternative investments giant Apollo Global Management has seen its stock swoon this year as a result of fears in the private credit market. At CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, its billionaire CEO Marc Rowan offered the latest defense of its book of business, and latest attempt to distance the firm from the riskiest edge of the private credit market.Apollo has faced scrutiny for its decision to limit quarterly redemptions in a private credit fund to 5% — other firms in the space have relaxed their redemption limits, though 5% is a generally accepted standard in…

PayPal Holdings Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. are navigating a gray area in US accounting rules by treating popular digital coins akin to cash on their balance sheets, their latest annual reports show. The judgment calls come as the Financial Accounting Standards Board met Wednesday to kick off a discussion of staff research and public input on whether certain digital assets like stablecoins can be classified as highly liquid, short-term investments alongside US Treasury bills and money market funds. The board took up a project on this question in October, as crypto industry groups clamored for further clarity.Board members voted…

Solana price has moved sideways in the past few months as activity in the network slowed and the crypto winter continued. SOL token has remained inside the narrow range between $75 and $93 since the first week of February this year. It is stuck in a deep bear market after falling from last year’s high of $300.Solana ETT experience modest inflows American investors are continuing their Solana ETF accumulation this month. Data compiled by SoSoValue shows that these funds are in their seventh consecutive month in the green, with the cumulative total inflows rising to nearly $1 billion. Solana ETFs have added…