ASX-listed Australian Bond Exchange Holdings Limited and the Boston Global Group have created a new fund — the Australian Credit Opportunities Fund.
In a statement, ABE said it is a new wholesale, unregistered, and open-ended pooled investment unit trust formed to provide wholesale and sophisticated investors with exposure to fixed-income...
Betashares has announced two new US Treasury ETFs to its portfolio.
The two new ETFs are:
Betashares Inflation-Protected U.S. Treasury Bond Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: UTIP) provides exposure to a portfolio of US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (‘TIPS’). UTIP is now available on the ASX
Betashares U.S. Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency...
Australian investors looking to increase their exposure to Aussie government bonds now have three new ETFs to consider for their portfolios.
VanEck has announced it will launch three Australian government bonds: VanEck 1-5 Year Australian Government Bond ETF (1GOV), VanEck 5-10 Year Australian Government Bond ETF (5GOV) and VanEck 10+ Year...
Rating agency S&P Global expects default rates to keep rising as aggressive rate hikes take their toll on companies faced with an increased cost of funding and looming debt maturities according to a report issued this month.
Reuters reports that default rates are expected to hit 4.5% in the United...
Federated Hermes has provided the following markets commentary, looking ahead to the upcoming FOMC meeting, following the US CPI reading, and diving into market sentiment for European Structured Credit.
Geir Lode, Head of Global Equities at Federated Hermes Limited:
"The disinflation trend we have been seeing remains dominant despite a modest...
Santos has announced it has conducted a debt offering and successfully priced a US$850 million senior unsecured fixed rate bond transaction in the US dollar 144A/RegS market.
The bonds will be issued by Santos Finance Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Santos Limited and guaranteed by Santos Limited.
The proceeds are...
Causeway PM, an Australian-based investment manager of private debt strategies, has announced that as part of its growth strategy, it is expanding its capacity to manage a larger pool of investor funds by forming a strategic joint venture with ASX-listed investment company, Hancock and Gore (ASX: HNG).
Hancock and Gore...
BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch the iShares U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF (IUSG).
Priced at 15bps, which is 25% cheaper than the nearest competing ETF in Australia, the company said that the launch furthers its commitment to expand the local iShares product suite of low-cost building...
Spire Capital and Oaktree Capital Management have developed a solution for Australian Wholesale investors to access Oaktree’s flagship opportunistic credit and turnaround-orientated (special situations) investments, creating the Spire Oaktree Special Opportunities Fund. Oaktree manages US $172 billion across their stable of funds with more than US $48 billion committed...
Emma Lawson, Fixed Interest Strategist - Macroeconomics in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides her Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Market Review
There has been an almost round trip in yields through August, with early month focus on higher central bank policy fading in light of data uncertainty...
