| The potential for super funds to be direct lenders is enormous, according to a panel that included the Future Fund, Cbus and AustralianSuper that are all lending directly. Rob Leck, manager debt and quantitative solutions at Cbus, which is about to enter the private debt market, said that not only do investors have to be lenders, but they have the potential to assist in the development of a high yield market in Australia.
The Future Fund has been involved in the direct lending landscape since 2009, and first made an investment in 2010 in the European corporate middle market. It is viewed as a credit allocation and makes up around 30 per cent of the credit portfolio...............................................Full Article: Source
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