Leading non-bank lender Firstmac has completed a $1.4 billion RMBS issue – its largest ever public trade – within days of passing the milestone...
Fixed income May summary by Chamath De Silva, Betshares
Risk assets have staged a broad relief rally over the past month, with equities buoyed...
The correlation between bonds and equities is very high and not likely to correct anytime soon. So what is the solution? More fixed income....
We hear plenty of experts talking about sectors they favour in the current environment, but how does this translate to your portfolio?
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The CDS trade
Credit default swaps (CDS) are derivative instruments which enable investors to hedge the credit spread component of a corporate bond. Buying a...
Hybrids have long been sought after for high income and franking credits. The Australian market mostly consists of bank and financial institution securities that...
Bonds are useful in different economic conditions. Fixed rate bonds provide certainty in declining interest rate environments, floating rate notes pay a fluctuating rate...
Soft growth, sticky inflation and fiscal challenges have undermined confidence in the UK. However, the FTSE 100 index recently hit a new all-time high....
From QIC, Liquid Markets Group
The J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index (JACI) suite of indices expanded to include a new JACI Asia Pacific Index...
Liz Harrison, Fixed Interest Analyst – ESG at Janus Henderson, discusses how the change of government could see confident commitment to net zero targets...



































