bonds

I’m often surprised how many investors take no notice of what is securing their money (aka collateral), when they happily lend their life savings out to any Tom, Dick...

August was a horrible month for anyone carrying interest rate duration risk with the benchmark AusBond Composite Bond Index suffering a decent -0.42% loss in the month...

So you're considering investing in bonds now you know a little more (click this link to see our first Livewire article on An Introduction to Bonds) - but don't jump...

In the AFR this weekend I write that it now appears Victoria’s tragic second wave peaked around July 31. In early July we started applying our internal forecasting...

Despite the recent sell-off, the promise of highly stimulatory monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve is the dominant force driving bond market yields today. The...

High grade sovereign (or government) bonds remain as relevant as ever in an uncertain and complex market environment. Today’s bond yields are indeed low, and some...

After somewhat of a slow start to the year, bond issuance has gathered momentum. While this has been mainly led by governments and financial institutions issuance,...

Cash and shares appear to be the only 2 asset classes I seem to hear about in my travels and discussions with investors of all persuasions. There are actually 5...

Ground hog day continued in markets over July, with many countries experiencing stop, start, stop outcomes on Covid-19 progress. Countries that are targeting...

Presenting recently on the state of the market and its behaviour, I was asked about some of the most risky elements currently at play. I’ve written previously about...