How much would you expect to earn on a 30-year investment? This week the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) announced it was in the market to raise 30-year funds for the Commonwealth government.
The bonds will pay around 1.75% with maturity due June 2051. Pricing is yet to be...
As investors move through life, their appetite for risk and reward changes. It’s common for older investors to choose lower risk investments as they have less time to remedy any losses if they occur.
While there are no set ‘rules’ for asset allocation by age, one of the most famous...
In a quirky reversal, the big, bad banks of Royal Commission days are now being asked to don their Avenger capes and come to the rescue of businesses and individuals caught up in the savage coronavirus whirlwind.
While deferring payments and extending credit, encouragingly, they have also increased term deposit...
The Commonwealth Government has set a record of $25bn for the amount raised in a single issue through the bond market.
The Australian Office of Financial Management announced yesterday that the issue by syndication of the new 0.50% 21 September 2026 Treasury Bond has been priced at a yield to...
The Reserve Bank of Australia, in conjunction with the government implemented a range of measures designed to provide a ‘bridge’ to an expected economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis.
The RBA cut the cash rate to 0.25 per cent and committed to buy government and semi-government bonds without a ceiling...
Betashares has launched BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX:GGOV), its seventh cash and fixed income fund, designed to invest in government bonds from G7 countries. It will be benchmarked against the S&P G7 Sovereign Duration-Capped 20+ year AUD Hedged Bond Index.
While the fund is...
Australia’s big four banks will continue to be under scrutiny from investors after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand last week restricted all locally-incorporated banks from paying dividends on ordinary shares and prevented them from redeeming bond issues until the country’s economic outlook improves.
The move stops Australia’s big four...
The Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued an enormous bond deal as part of its $21 billion 2021 borrowing program.
The major A$3 billion print is on the back of strong demand signals in the secondary market, particularly around 8–10-year maturities, according to QTC.
The deal, which is being managed by...
The Reserve Bank (RBA) has committed to extending its bond buying program to support recovery as the outlook for the global economy improves.
In an update to new forecasts, RBA governor Philip Lowe announced the Board had decided to purchase an additional $100 billion worth of bonds issued by the Australian...
Over the last couple of weeks, global bond markets experienced levels of volatility not seen since March last year when the pandemic hit.
The moves in yields were severe, rocking bond investors as prices fell precipitously, and bond funds globally recorded negative returns for the month of February.
While Australia tends...
