Commercial and residential property lender Thinktank has successfully closed the largest commercial mortgage-backed securitisation (CMBS) of its kind recorded in Australia.
The milestone came when Thinktank closed its seventh CMBS issue for A$750 million.
Coupled with its first A$500 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) issue in August, it takes the total...
Reports have emerged Evergrande, China’s largest property developer, has missed its final deadlines to pay some bondholders and edged closer to formal default.
Multiple sources have reportedly told financial news service Reuters Evergrande did not make payments on some $US bonds at the end of a month-long grace period, which...
With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not expected to make any significant changes to monetary policy this month, global investment management firm T. Rowe Price has cast its eye beyond the December Board meeting and at what factors could influence the market.
T. Rowe Price Associate Portfolio Manager Scott...
Australian Bond Exchange (ASX:ABE) has commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange today following its admission to the Official List of the ASX on Friday.
ABE raised just over $7.27 million by the issue of 11,188,005 shares at an issue price of $0.65 per share.
The shares started trading at $0.70...
Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, discusses the key events of 2021 and what to expect in the year ahead.
Did the Australian economy present any surprises over 2021?
The year began well with the economy re-opening and in ‘catch up’ mode following the lifting...
AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) is reportedly tapping the U.S. bond market for about $500 million as it seeks additional capital ahead of the company's planned demerger of its coal assets to create Accel Energy.
The Australian is reporting that the Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi and the Royal Bank of Canada...
The Federal Court has penalised La Trobe Financial Asset Management $750,000 for false and misleading marketing of the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund.
The Fund is an unlisted registered managed investment scheme with over $5.15 billion in Assets under Management and over 45,000 investors.
The Court took action late in 2020...
Blue-chip U.S. companies are expected to ramp up their issuance over the next two weeks even as the markets digest the new coronavirus variant which has caused shakiness across the board since Friday.
Bloomberg is reporting that Wall Street syndicate desks are projecting about US$35 billion of new investment-grade issues...
Next year will bring more challenges compared to 2021 and investors should start the year with caution, according the Europe's largest asset manager.
Amundi has published its investment outlook for 2022 and key takeaways include:
The ‘road back to the 1970s’ narrative gaining traction. Secular stagnation is a thing of the...
This article was originally published by Mihkel Kase, Fund Manager - Fixed Income and Multi-Asset at Schroders.
The end of October witnessed a large spike in yields and volatility in the Australian bond market. Bond yields have been rising as the market moves to price in expectations of future adjustments...
