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The core of any good portfolio, learn about the key themes and opportunities in fixed interest.

Fund in Focus

How La Trobe Financial builds resilience into its portfolios

Inside La Trobe’s Australian Credit Fund and the philosophy driving its conservative approach to private credit.
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Income

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Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

NextDC notes: A blurring of credit‑equity risk

NextDC’s recent subordinated note issuance highlights a recurring challenge for credit investors: exposure to equity‑like risk without commensurate return. While the...
NXT
Phil Strano
Yarra Capital Management
Fixed Income

The spectre of stagflation returns

Investors face the prospect of higher energy prices, inflationary threats, disrupted supply chains, and restrictive financial conditions.
Brad Dunn
Daintree Capital
Markets

Why bonds look compelling in almost any scenario

Bonds are offering income, resilience and flexibility. Two experts explain where to look and what risks investors may be underestimating.
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Retirement

Capital endurance in retirement: where commercial property quietly does the heavy lifting

Living longer changes everything. Here is how to build a retirement portfolio that balances income, growth and risk over decades.
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Software stuck in a trough

The software sector remains challenged by pressured valuations, uncertain recoveries, and less reliable sponsor support.
PIMCO .
PIMCO
Fixed Income

Private credit headwinds move onshore

Private credit cracks are emerging globally. Rising costs, gating risks and liquidity mismatches could soon hit Australian investors.
Phil Strano
Yarra Capital Management
Fixed Income

Making fixed income work in modern portfolios

Fixed income is evolving fast. Andrew Canobi explains how to build resilient portfolios and find returns in a more complex market
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

The case for staying the course in credit

Uncertainty prevails right now, and that calls for calm heads.
Phil Strano
Yarra Capital Management
Listed Series
Sponsored

PIMCO’s new ETF: A step beyond cash

Kanish Chugh explains the role of the PIMCO Short Term Active Yield Active ETF (ASX: EARN) in portfolios.
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Listed Series

Hybrids are disappearing. Can ASX notes fill the gap?

Private credit under pressure, hybrids are disappearing and yield is scarce. Challenger's Victor Rodriguez on how to keep the income flowing
Anna Dadic
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Markets priced for perfection amidst a storm brewing

Investor complacency is masking growing credit vulnerabilities, making disciplined downside protection essential.
Jay Sivapalan
Janus Henderson
Fixed Income

5.5% yields and a 200bp gap: Why bonds may beat equities for income in 2026

Dividend stocks have long dominated income portfolios. But corporate bonds from the same companies may now offer more reliable income.
WES
Stephanie Gardner
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Roy Keenan: 6% and sleeping well in the best market I’ve seen

Amid AI disruption, fiscal uncertainty and stretched equities, Roy Keenan argues fixed income offers rare clarity and compelling risk-reward
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

In a world crowded into US assets, an unconstrained approach can set you free

Investors have flocked into US assets. Eric Souders explains why emerging markets and flexibility may define the next phase of fixed income.
Chris Conway
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

The calm before the storm?

Fixed income markets have shown relative calm versus other risk assets since the start of the year. That is unlikely to last.
Ashok Bhatia
Neuberger
Fixed Income

Private credit lets us sleep through ASX reporting season

Skip the noise. Enjoy calm and clarity with private credit during the ASX reporting‑season rollercoaster. Boring really is beautiful.
Jonathan Weinstock
FarmCap
Fixed Income

A late cycle ingredient for drawdown pain

Investors need to be careful to understand the true risk‑return trade‑off of leverage.
Phil Strano
Yarra Capital Management
Fixed Income

Fuelling the engine: J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Q1 outlook on equities and fixed income

Global spending growth should be good news for markets, even as things move quicker than ever.
Tom Stelzer
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Expect the unexpected

Surprise, rather than stability, may be the defining feature of 2026 as policy volatility reshapes markets and investment opportunities.
PIMCO .
PIMCO
Fixed Income

Higher interest rates don’t end opportunities – they change them

Unless inflation data delivers a positive surprise, more hikes are very possible.
Hans Lee
Betashares
Fixed Income

Volatility providing fertile hunting ground

When markets inevitably change course, risks and opportunities reset, with one investor’s new opportunity another’s pitfall.
Phil Strano
Yarra Capital Management
Fixed Income

Tech companies are piling on debt. Should investors care?

AI is driving a boom in tech bond issuance. We ask two fixed income managers what it means for debt markets.
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

What Japan’s bond market is telling investors and why you should be listening

Japanese long bond yields have a decided spring in their step, rising strongly in recent days and building on a year-long trend as inflation reasserts itself and the...
Brad Dunn
Daintree Capital
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