Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Market Review
Volatility eased as offshore banking sector concerns faded, allowing for a recovery in risk appetite that supported equity and credit markets. Markets took Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reforms...
The Australian Fixed Interest team of Janus Henderson has been bolstered with the appointment of Emma Lawson as Fixed Interest Strategist – Macroeconomics.
The team is led by Jay Sivapalan and manages in excess of $18bn on behalf of clients.
As a senior member of the team, Lawson will contribute to...
UniSuper, one of Australia’s largest super funds with more than 620,000 members and over A$115 billion in funds under management has appointed specialist private debt manager, Revolution Asset Management to manage an Australian and New Zealand private debt portfolio.
The separately managed portfolio managed by Revolution Asset Management was established...
The Australian Federal Government will introduce a Sovereign Green Bond program – enabling investors to back public projects driving Australia’s net zero transformation and boosting the scale and credibility of Australia’s green finance market.
The government said the Sovereign Green Bonds program will attract more green capital to Australia, by...
Yesterday, the Australian Office of Financial Management, on behalf of the federal government, printed an A$14 billion treasury bond, but could have printed more, with the issue attracting bids of A$61 billion.
Government bonds yields have been relatively volatile and the issue yield was very attractive at 3.635%, after the...
Challenging market and economic conditions dampened ETF cash flows in Q1 2023, but industry AUM continues to grow year on year, according to data recently released by the ASX and Vanguard.
The Australian ETF market recorded A$1.8 billion in cash flows during Q1 2023, down 47% from the previous quarter,...
A product review has seen Vanguard reduce the fee of the Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (ASX: VAF) to 0.10%, from 0.15%.
The Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees, expenses and...
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has increased its investment in the Artesian Green and Sustainable Bond Fund to $50 million, up from its initial investment of $25 million in 2021.
The parties are also increasing efforts to lift issuer disclosure and attract new investment capital.
Artesian is developing a new investor...
Global X ETFs has launched a US investment-grade corporate bond ETF which provides investors with access to the world’s largest corporate bond market in a cost-effective, highly liquid and currency-hedged vehicle.
The Global X USD Corporate Bond ETF (Currency Hedged) (ASX: USIG) has a management fee of 30 basis points...
