Over the last couple of weeks, global bond markets experienced levels of volatility not seen since March last year when the pandemic hit.
The moves in yields were severe, rocking bond investors as prices fell precipitously, and bond funds globally recorded negative returns for the month of February.
While Australia tends...
JPMorgan Chase & Co has sold a record-setting $13 billion (AU$16.8 billion) worth of bonds in what was the largest bond deal ever by a bank, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Bloomberg reports a person close to last Thursday's bond transaction said the longest portion of the five-part offering,...
This article on the UK government's green gilt was written by Anastasia Petraki, Head of Policy Research at Schroders, and Saida Eggersted, Head of Sustainable Credit at Schroders. The original article can been found here and has been republished with permission.
With the COP26 climate summit in November fast approaching, all...
Aberdeen Standard Investments has officially become 'abrdn' in a change the UK asset manager argues reflects its "future-focused global growth strategy".
The new name is pronounced “Aberdeen” and is all lower case.
The official change follows an April announcement in which Chief Executive Officer Stephen Bird said the rebranding was “modern, dynamic...
Scammers are pretending to be from well-known financial services firms and inviting people to invest in fake environmentally sustainable green bonds, corporate watchdog ASIC has warned.
A statement by ASIC said in Australia, green bonds are not directly available to the general public or retail investors. Any website or entity...
By Benoit Anne, Director, Investment Solutions Group, MFS Investment Management
Summary: Investors have preferred equities relative to fixed income for the last few years but the macro backdrop has changed dramatically. Value has been restored in fixed income, compliments of the recent rate correction. This may prompt investors to revisit...
By Nachu Chockalingam, Senior Portfolio Manager, Federated Hermes Limited
Indiscriminate selling over the past ten days has pushed credit spreads modestly wide to long-term averages and yields very high. The chart below shows a 10-year history of global I-investment grade (IG) spreads and yields. It is possible spreads see further...
Queensland Investment Corporation's director of fixed income Beverley Morris has been appointed acting head of the liquid markets group.
Morris replaces Susan Buckley who decided to step down after 21 years at QIC.
QIC chief executive Kylie Rampa thanked Buckley for her long-term commitment to the business and the liquid market...
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has announced the listing of the JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (Managed Fund) (JPGB) on Cboe Australia.
JPGB is the second fixed income active ETF that the global asset manager has brought to Australia. It leverages the same strategy as the JPMorgan Global Bond Fund (mutual fund)...
The rapid growth of the private credit market in Australia, and around the world, has attracted a lot of attention from the media and financial commentators in recent months as increasing number of investors add the asset class to their portfolio.
As the sector has grown and attracted a wider...
