In this episode of Relative Return, host Laura Dew chats with Andrew Lockhart, managing partner at Metrics Credit Partners, about the case for private debt, a fast-growing asset class gaining attention from advisers.

Listen as they discuss:

• The role private debt can play in a diversified portfolio.
• ASIC’s recent private markets report and potential implications.
• How Metrics mitigates possible risks to investors.
• The characteristics of private debt in Australia versus global exposure.
• The factors to consider when selecting a private debt fund.

With Labor winning the election with a clear majority, the SMSF sector is now once again poised for battle over the controversial Division 296 tax.

In this episode of the SMSF Adviser podcast, hosts Keith Ford and Aaron Dunn sit down with SMSF Association CEO Peter Burgess to talk about the implications of the election results, what it may mean going forward, and the association’s plans to convince the elected politicians on the adverse outcomes of the tax.

The podcast will also delve into the latest draft DBFO legislation and how the proposed changes may affect advisers specialising in SMSFs.

Listen as they discuss:

• The election results and the impacts it will have on legislation.
• Time frames for the legislative process.
• Strategies going forward in lobbying the government.
• The DBFO draft legislation.

In this week’s episode of Relative Return Insider, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver joins the show to unpack the political and economic implications of the Labor’s sweeping election victory and how much the Liberal Party’s economic strategy played a role in the wipeout.

Oliver suggests the result reflects a rejection of extremism and a renewed appetite for centrist governance, potentially giving Labor the room to pursue more ambitious reforms in areas like taxation and productivity.

Tune in to hear:

• How avoiding a Labor–Greens minority government has reassured investors.
• Why the Coalition suffered from a campaign full of confused messaging and unpopular policies.
• The effect of flip-flopping trade policies in the US on business confidence.
• Expectations for interest rate cuts are expected over the rest of 2025.