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This super giant had Bathla loans. It still believes in private credit

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 25, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The chief investment officer of $370 billion super fund Australian Retirement Trust knows the sector has an image problem. But the reality is different, he says.

This super giant had Bathla loans. It still believes in private credit

Ian Patrick, chief investment officer of the $370 billion superannuation giant Australian Retirement Trust, never expected he would need to become a pest inspector. But private credit changed that.

ART has a $10 billion exposure to private credit, and as scrutiny on the sector has grown over the past 12 months ART’s investment committee has asked Patrick and his team to look closely at the health of those investments in both Australia and the United States.

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