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Interest Rate Risk and Duration

Staff Writer

Interest rate duration is a key fixed income concept, as it measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates (or...

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A Closer Look At Subordinated Debt

Elizabeth Moran

There are different levels of debt or bond investment in companies. The level that you invest in will be dependent on the risk you...

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Roll Your Way To A Higher Yield

Staff Writer

By Max Minack, BetaShares With the RBA cutting the official cash rate and announcing further quantitative easing (QE) measures, as well as the dwindling dividend...

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Is It Time For Perpetual Bonds?

Gary Norden

The Covid pandemic has caused governments of all levels around the world to take on huge amounts of extra debt as they face dwindling...

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High Yield Bonds Get a Lift

Elizabeth Moran

A Biden win in the US presidential election, and vaccines with 90% plus efficacy have lifted financial markets and sentiment has changed to a...

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Investor Profile: Gary Wilson – My Bond Journey

Elizabeth Moran

Here we interview Gary Wilson, a long-term bond investor and Toowoomba, Queensland resident. A few years ago, Gary sold all of his investments in...

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New Kid On The Block – Fortlake Delivers Four Strategies For High Income, Inflation Protection and Absolute Return

Elizabeth Moran

Today marks the official launch of a new Australian based fund manager - Fortlake Asset Management. Fortlake brings together some of the best investment minds...

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2020 US Election: First Take

Staff Writer

The 2020 US presidential election is turning out to be closer than expected, with the final tallying of votes extending beyond Election Day. Janus...

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Three Places To Begin Your Search For Higher Yield

Elizabeth Moran

Yields on investments are still declining. In the last few weeks, neo banks Judo and Volt have cut deposit rates. Judo’s one year term deposit...

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Residential Mortgage Backed Securities – The Basics

Elizabeth Moran

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) are securities that help financial institutions fund operations. Simply, residential mortgages are pooled together and sold through a special purpose...