Investors chasing yield in an environment of low interest rates have greeted AMP Life with high demand for a $300 million bond raising this week.  According to a report in The Australian, AMP Life has received orders worth $1 billion.  Per the report, prospective investors are being offered the bonds at...
NBN Co, owner and builder of the National Broadband Network, has announced what it says is a record-breaking issuance by an Australian company of $1.2 billion worth of five-year bonds with a low coupon rate of one per cent.  The transaction is due to settle on 3 December 2020 and...
Investors who rely on fixed income investments to reduce portfolio volatility when risk assets are underperforming may need to revise their investment approach, according to recent analysis from Daintree Capital. Daintree’s analysis shows that in a ‘lower for longer’ interest rate environment short duration, active fixed income strategies are necessary...
Evolve Education (ASX: EVO) has successfully priced an issue of A$35 million 7.5% senior secured Australian medium-term notes in a wholesale offering.  The notes are expected to be issued on 4th December 2020 and will mature in December 2025.  Evolve operates 127 childcare centres across New Zealand and Australia. It has...
European asset manager, Amundi Asset Management, has published an investments insight, with a focus on how social bonds can fit in with investors’ strategies and help to address specific social issues. With its triple impact on education, income and health, the Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated existing inequalities, both among and...
Peer-to-peer digital lender and investments firm Plenti (ASX:PLT), formerly known as RateSetter, has hit a milestone in originating more than $1 billion in total loans. The fintech consumer lender announced to the market that it had exceeded prospectus forecasts with loan originations up 33% and its loan book up 42%...
Today, National Australia Bank launched a new Tier 1 hybrid, NAB Capital Notes 5 (NABPH) hoping to raise $750m or more to fund the NAB Convertible Preference Shares II (NABPB) ahead of its 17 December 2021 call date. The hybrid is due for a first call in December 2027 with...
Today marks the official launch of a new Australian based fund manager - Fortlake Asset Management. Fortlake brings together some of the best investment minds in Australia – brain child of ex UBS executive Christian Baylis and supported by “Australia’s Warren Buffet”, investor Alex Waislitz, as a major shareholder, together...
Ares Australia Management, the strategic joint venture between Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, and Fidante Partners Limited, is launching its second Australian product, the Ares Diversified Credit Fund. The unlisted open-ended Fund presents a novel investment strategy to the Australian managed fund space and provides investors with...
Citi Australia has moved to expand its access to fixed income products and services that will deliver a higher yield for clients while offering some protection from market shocks. Citi will begin offering high yield bonds, hybrids and capital notes to its wholesale client base. It will also provide access...

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