Bonds are useful in different economic conditions. Fixed rate bonds provide certainty in declining interest rate environments, floating rate notes pay a fluctuating rate of return and are often sought after when interest rates are rising. While inflation linked bonds are a very good long term hedge against rising...
Each month Fixed Income News Australia provides a wrap of all the latest bond issues and changes from around Australia.
Economic data
No RBA meeting in January, the cash rate remains at 0.75%
Devastating bushfires across five states, the Insurance Council of Australia says $800m in claims since September and...
This month AMP issued a new hybrid. AMP planned to raise $200m via an issue of Capital Notes 2 (ASX code: AMPPB) securities, which it exceeded, raising $275m. The securities are perpetual, convertible, subordinated, non cumulative, unsecured notes and the proceeds used to fund “one or more APRA-regulated entities...
Bonds are useful in different economic conditions. Fixed rate bonds provide certainty in declining interest rate environments, floating rate notes pay a fluctuating rate of return and are often sought after when interest rates are rising. While inflation linked bonds are a very good long term hedge against rising...
VisionFund International (VisionFund), the mission-focused microfinance subsidiary of children's charity World Vision, today announces it has raised AUD20 million with its first bond issue.
In alignment with World Vision’s focus on children’s well-being and with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals of promoting sustainable economic growth (SDG 8) and gender equality...
FlexiGroup Limited (ASX: FXL) ( has announced the pricing of A$265m asset-backed securities (“ABS”), supported by a pool of unsecured, consumer receivables originated in Australia under its rebranded Buy Now Pay Later offering - humm.
Flexigroup is a regular ABS issuer and has been executing securitisations of its Buy Now...
National Australia Bank (NAB) today priced a $300 million green bond that will help improve the environmental performance of shopping centres owned by QIC Shopping Centre Fund (QSCF), one of the largest shopping centre landlords in Australia.
The QSCF green bond is the world’s first Climate Bond-certified green bond to...
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he Australian ETF market attracted $4.3b in new cash flows in the third quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly cash flows ever recorded.
The mammoth inflows contributed to the market surpassing $8.9b for the year to date, eclipsing the $8.1b received in 2017 with still three months to go according...
Leading non-bank lender Firstmac has completed a $1.4 billion RMBS issue – its largest ever public trade – within days of passing the milestone of $11 billion in loans under management.
Managing Director Kim Cannon said a total of 25 institutions had invested in the oversubscribed issue, which was more...
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he Australian ETF industry continues to grow strongly, with Quarter 1, 2019 cash flows reaching $1864 million, and returns bouncing back from December lows, according to the latest figures released yesterday by the Australian Securities Exchange.
While international equity ETFs continue to receive the strongest cash flows quarter on quarter,...
