iPartners Funds Management has announced the launch of the iPartners Bond Income Fund. Its investment strategy targets a diversified portfolio of largely investment grade public market debt securities.
The iPartners Bond Income Fund offers a floating rate with a targeted return of cash + 3-4% per annum. In the current...
Fund manager, Betashares, has announced it has launched the Betashares Australian Cash Plus Fund (ASX: MMKT) on the ASX.
MMKT provides exposure to a diversified portfolio comprising Australian dollar cash and short-term money market securities. The money market securities in the portfolio mostly have three months or less to maturity...
Westpac has announced its completed bookbuild for its Westpac Capital Notes 10 offer has raised $1.75 billion.
The margin was set at 3.10% per annum which was at the lower end of the marketing range of 310 basis points to 330 basis points it gave on announcing the offer.
Strong demand...
Macquarie Asset Management has added global fixed income investment opportunities to its range of actively managed ETFs in Australia.
The Macquarie Dynamic Bond Active ETF (MQDB), and the Macquarie Income Opportunities Active ETF (MQIO) are now available on the ASX providing Australian investors access to opportunities in the global fixed...
Westpac has today announced to the market the launch of its hybrid Capital Notes AT1 offer where it is seeking to raise around $750 million in additional tier-one capital.
The bank said its offer includes a reinvestment offer for eligible Westpac Capital Notes 6 holders.
Westpac said the margin will be...
Swiss-headquartered Lombard Odier Investment Managers has announced its inaugural Australian offering - the LOIM Sustainable Private Credit (Australia) Unit Trust.
Vincent Magnenat, Asia Regional Head and Global Head of Strategic Alliances at Lombard Odier, said, "We are pleased to announce the Australian launch of our flagship strategy that seeks to...
For investors that care about credit quality, the insights into the loan book of Australia's largest corporate lender, NAB, can provide invaluable insights. Furthermore, the way this lender assesses credit risk sets a benchmark when considering a private credit investment according to Epsilon Direct Lending, a non-bank lender and...
Australian fixed income app, Blossom, has announced it has expanded its offering on the app, with 'Blossom for Business' and 'Blossom for SMSF', which provide small and medium enterprises and self-managed super funds access to fixed income investments.
The investment solutions provide SMEs and SMSFs access to the Blossom Fund,...
Hejaz Group, a global Islamic Finance provider, has launched Australia's first ever Sukuk active exchange-traded fund (active ETF), enabling investors to access a Shariah-compliant bond alternative product for the first time.
The Hejaz Sukuk Active ETF (Managed Fund), will be available on the ASX from 2 November 2023. The Hejaz...
Emma Lawson, Fixed Interest Strategist - Macroeconomics in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides her Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Market Review
A global rise in term premium, and increased factoring of an elevated Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy rate has increased yields through October. Despite a...
