艾米·贝恩布里奇报道：澳大利亚企业监管机构已暂时禁止向投资者提供另外三款私募信贷产品，这是其应对非上市市场风险的更广泛举措中的最新行动。
Australia’s corporate regulator has temporarily banned three more private credit products from being offered to investors, its latest move in a broader drive to address risks in unlisted markets.
澳大利亚证券和投资委员会（ASIC）周四表示，已对澳大利亚安全资本基金有限公司（Australian Secure Capital Fund Limited）的产品披露声明发出所谓的“停止令”。该命令禁止其提供三只管理型投资产品的份额，这些产品将资金投入以澳大利亚房产为抵押的短期抵押贷款。截至6月30日，这些基金的资产管理规模为2.518亿澳元（约合1.75亿美元）。
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Thursday it had issued a so-called stop order on the product disclosure statement from Australian Secure Capital Fund Limited. The order prevents it from offering units in threeed managed investment offerings, which put money in short-term mortgages secured over Australian property. The funds had A$251.8 million ($175 million) in assets under management as of June 30.
ASIC在声明中表示，该命令“阻止ASCF提供、发行、出售或转让ASCF优质资本基金、ASCF精选收益基金和ASCF高收益基金（统称‘基金’）的权益”。总部位于昆士兰州的ASCF在被彭博社联系时，未立即有代表可供置评。
The order “stops ASCF from offering, issuing, selling or transferring interests in the ASCF Premium Capital Fund, ASCF Select Income Fund, and ASCF High Yield Fund (the Funds),” ASIC said in the statement. Queensland-headquartered ASCF didn’t immediately have a representative available for comment when contacted by Bloomberg.
ASIC指出了多项担忧，包括未能清晰披露基金贷款组合的相关信息，以及提供的基金信息可能存在误导性并遗漏了关键点。它还质疑是否存在用于覆盖“减值和资本损失”的投资者储备账户。上个月，ASIC警告私募信贷行业应预期更多执法行动。此前，悉尼开发商Bathla Group已陷入破产。
ASIC highlighted concerns, including a failure to clearly disclose information about the funds’ loan portfolio, and that information provided about the funds may have been misleading and omitted key points. It also raised concerns about the whether there was an investor reserve account to cover “impairments and capital losses.”Last month, ASIC warned the private credit industry to expect more enforcement action. It came after the insolvency of Sydney developer Bathla Group.
针对ASCF产品的临时停止令源于ASIC对私募信贷基金的监控，这些基金通过直销和顾问渠道面向零售投资者。
The interim stop orders against ASCF products arose from ASIC’s surveillance of private credit funds targeting retail investors through direct and advised channels.
ASIC专员西蒙娜·康斯坦特（Simone Constant）在声明中表示：“企业必须确保其对投资者的披露是透明的，并支持知情决策，包括帮助投资者理解其产品的策略和风险。”
“Firms must ensure their disclosures to investors are transparent and support informed decision making, including to help investors understand the strategies and risks of their products,” ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant said in the statement.
“正如我们在私人信贷领域所有工作中所预示的那样，当ASIC发现信息披露问题时，我们将迅速采取行动，保护投资者免受潜在损害，并推动整个行业提升标准，”康斯坦特表示。
“As foreshadowed in all our work in the private credit space, where ASIC identifies disclosure concerns, we will act swiftly to protect investors from potential harm and promote higher standards across the sector,” Constant said.