Insight Category: Learning insights

Insight #6 Private credit has become one of Australia’s fastest-growing investment categories, offering contracted income, real-asset backing, and welcome stability in volatile markets. But it isn’t risk-free – and investors...

Insight #5 Private credit is no longer a niche alternative – it’s a core component of modern investment portfolios. As banks continue to tighten lending and investors search for stable,...

INSIGHT #4 Private credit has rapidly evolved from a specialist corner of the market to one of the fastest-growing areas of global finance. In Australia, it’s now a multi-billion-dollar segment...

INSIGHT #3 Woodbridge recently visited the BDO Brisbane office to run a Woodbridge Learning session with seven team members. The objective was simple: equip early-career professionals with the confidence, clarity...

INSIGHT #2 What is private credit? Private credit is the provision of loans to borrowers by private lenders rather than loans provided by traditional banks. What is a private credit...

INSIGHT #1 If it feels like ‘private credit’ is suddenly everywhere, and you’re not imagining it. The asset class has moved from niche to mainstream – appearing in headlines, fund...

Investment Strategy - Investors should ensure the fund’s lending policy is well defined in the PDS/IM and it is not deliberately ‘opaque’ with a wide scope for risk. The fund...

Investors should ensure that the fund is governed by a suitably qualified, independent trustee responsible for acting in the best interests of investors. Without an external trustee, everything the Investment...

A 1st mortgage loan (or first mortgage) is the primary loan secured by a property. It takes precedence over any other loans or liens on the property, meaning it has...

A non-blended fund has a single loan type (e.g. 1st mortgage) and a single loan security type (e.g. asset backed) and is restricted from investing in other loan types under...