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

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A $120 trillion market that’s more diverse than equities

Misguided assumptions plague the fixed income universe. Many investors avoid the space because they believe it either doesn’t offer attractive returns or because some...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

They're bonds ... floating bonds

Yes, there’s a new Bond in town, the latest blockbuster of the 007 film franchise hitting screens in the US a few days ago. But in the world of finance, it’s a...
Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Why bond investors shouldn't worry about tapering

In September we saw bond markets on the back foot a little as concerns around the US debt ceiling arose, and the US Federal Reserve began to taper its accommodative...
Charlie Jamieson
Jamieson Coote Bonds
Income Series

Building the 6% yield dream team in corporate bonds

6% yield - that's the magic number many Livewire readers said they need to achieve their desired lifestyle. What stood out to me was that many were heavily reliant...
Matthew Macreadie
Matthew Macreadie
Income Asset Management
Income Series

Ethical investing hits the mainstream

Ethical investing, once a niche category, is increasingly capturing mainstream capital flows. Major disruptors, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Jelle Brons
PIMCO
Fixed Income

Following Evergrande, more Chinese real estate companies are defaulting on their debts...

Following in the footsteps of Evergrande, our credit analysts have provided the following update on two other Chinese real estate companies that are failing to repay...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Income Series

You can't simply wait this out in cash

Today's income investors might be forgiven for thinking the old certainties are not only upside down but all over the place. It's bewildering. Asset classes that...
AMP
QAN
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Andrew Papageorgiou
Realm Investment House
Fixed Income

House price growth cools from record levels

In the AFR I write that while some of the record heat is coming out of Aussie housing, which should be reinforced by out-of-cycle rate hikes from lenders and...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Fixed Income

Keepwell deeds may yet leave offshore Chinese bondholders feeling unwell

The recent question marks over the outlook for China’s Evergrande property group has raised concerns over the structure of some offshore bonds issued by Chinese...
Clive Smith
Income Series

Equity bubble: why it makes sense to be wary of duration within your Fixed Income allocation

Almost one and half years have gone by since COVID-19 first hit, and markets have gone along in a merry way. Central banks around the world have managed to keep...
Matthew Macreadie
Matthew Macreadie
Income Asset Management
Fixed Income

Time to taper all the taper talk

The market has become obsessed with the word ‘taper’, as it does with jargon from time to time, overusing a word from the Queen’s good English. As my writer wife...
Andrew Canobi
Franklin Templeton
Fixed Income

The significance of Fed Powell changing assure to ensure

(Sydney, September 28, 2021)—At the press conference following the release of the FOMC’s September statement, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that if...
Sophia Rodrigues
Sophia Rodrigues
Central Bank Intel
Income Series

Why a portfolio approach is the key to renewable infrastructure investment

Sometimes it's all about timing. At other times, it's about doing the right thing. And sometimes, as in the case of renewables, it's both. Renewable energy has...
Sam Reynolds
Octopus Investments
Fixed Income

What quantum of government bonds do banks have to buy?

There are a bunch of big regime changes in Aussie fixed-income markets that are going to materially change asset-pricing. Our detailed modelling shows banks are going...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Income Series

Opportunity knocks as the herd gathers momentum

Government bonds offer a compelling opportunity for income investors as the world adapts to once-in-a-generation economic challenges and central banks struggle to...
Chris Rands
Chris Rands
Yarra Capital Management
Fixed Income

Evergrande and the perils of investing in non-democratic states

The financial market topic of the day seems to be China Evergrande Group (aka Evergrande), and the news on 15 September 2021 that China’s Ministry of Housing and...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Fixed Income

Do government bonds still have a role in investor portfolios?

The concept of diversified portfolios was first popularised by Harry Markowitz’s 1952 “Modern Portfolio Theory”, which outlined the basic tenets of how risk-adjusted...
Mike Young
Mike Young
Fixed Income

NSW Treasurer shocks markets announcing he will repay $11 billion of taxpayer debt using rainy-day fund, as we'd recommended...

In a huge development yesterday, NSW's brilliant Treasurer Dominic Perrottet shocked financial markets with the news that he will use proceeds from the $11.1 billion...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Expert Insights

3 sacrifices to consider if you want higher yield

Investors have been demanding more liquidity from their investments ... even in the realm of fixed income. Perhaps still jaded from last year's drawdowns (and tapping...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Expert Insights

Riding the returns escalator explained

Ask anyone in markets what the biggest driver of returns over the last decade has been, and they’ll probably tell you it was falling interest rates. As interest rates...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

Where to for credit spreads following APRA's decision to shutter $139bn Committed Liquidity Facility?

As the AFR's Cecile Lefort reports, there was quite extraordinary demand for a new bond issue (actually, dual-tranche 2026 and 2028 issues) from the NSW government on...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Fixed Income
Sponsored

Seeking a better income outcome?

The decline in dividends and other traditional sources of investment income has made it hard for investors to find the income they need without taking on too much...
PIMCO .
PIMCO
Fixed Income

Bank capital matters more than liquidity

The announcement on Friday that APRA is winding down the ability of banks to rely on the RBA’s Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) to meet their Liquidity Coverage...
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Jonathan Rochford
Narrow Road Capital
Fixed Income

Big news for government and bank bond markets: APRA shuts down $139 billion Committed Liquidity Facility, forcing banks to buy government bonds

There has been very big news today for both the government and bank bond markets in what would have come as a significant shock to the banking system and almost all...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Fund in Focus
Sponsored

Where to find monthly income and healthy returns without ratcheting up your risk

The risk of your fixed-income portfolio is currently around double what it was 10 years ago, at the same time as bond yields remain depressed – not a good combination....
Simon Mullumby
State Street Global Advisors
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