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But beware of falling into dividend traps (like the banks)

Analysis of the recent US bank turmoil indicates the issue is contained to smaller banks, which comprise less than 3% of the system.

Markets do not appear to be pricing in the risk of a substantial slow-down in bank bond issuance

As regulators guarantee the safety of banks, risks will shift into the non-bank lending domain.

This week’s charts begin by examining the Spanish population pyramid as an example of the challenge facing pension systems.

Duration mismatch regularly causes some banks to fail. Matching the duration of short-term assets and liabilities will eliminatefailures.

With the industry in turmoil, we have been examining the triggers to measure risk levels across the global banking sector

Some cheeses have holes in them, some do not. There are also many varieties of hybrids, some of these also have holes in them.

This week’s charts revisit the evolution of Fed funds futures as the US central bank heads into a potentially pivotal meeting

UBS acquires CS, imposing 89% losses on shareholders from 12mths ago, CS bonds/deposits are unaffected while hybrids are written-off

I have to admit to a touch of schadenfreude watching the demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Twitter this week. All of those Silicon Valley free-marketeers...

I explain in simple terms why Silicon Valley Bank failed, what lessons investors can draw from this, and some of the potential consequences.

The rising rates environment has benefited the banks, although Commbank's report may indicate that NIM expansion is coming to an end.

At Australian Eagle, the external environment is not something we can control but it is something we do pay attention to. It plays a part in our investment thesis on...

According to Market Index, 19 companies on the ASX currently have a trailing dividend yield above 10%. Very attractive income, in anyone’s book. But income...

It's not a stretch to call the last twelve months in markets a regime change. Inflation, rates, valuations, liquidity; everything has been turned on its head.  While...

There has been an interesting development in the month of August vis-a-vis the burgeoning Aussie house price collapse. We have carefully demonstrated how the...

Australia holds lots of swimming world records, but not so many corporate ones. If, however, you rely on our research and googling capabilities, Westpac (ASX: WBC)...

After a disappointing budget blighted by heinous conflicts of interest that are costing NSW taxpayers at least $630 million a year, NSW attracted a record $8.9...

Following the four major banks reporting their half-year and quarterly results as at the March 2022 balance date, we have updated our estimates of the amount of...