credit

While you might be able to rest easy with an investment in this fund, be assured that the managers are not. "Our portfolio is not set and forget," said head of credit...

When interest rates on deposits are so low and are likely to stay this way for many years, it is worth checking if you are holding more cash than you require. One...

Managed by Perpetual Investments the Perpetual Credit Income Trust (ASX:PCI) aims to provide investors with monthly income by investing in a diversified pool of credit...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked global financial markets, Australia was on its way to join the lower yield world. Now, Australian investors in search of...

Coming into 2020, income investors had been on a “hunt for yield” due to low interest rates globally. Fast forward to the present and the search for income has only...

Remission or relapse? Inevitable pain for some as government support is unwound and forbearance runs out. Global markets favour central banks, for now There is no...

Very few people actually understand liquidity in credit (or non-government bond) markets. Many express opinions on the subject of credit liquidity and, for example,...

In some countries, including the UK, Canada, and New Zealand, central banks are now buying more bonds than the government is issuing. So we're actually seeing a...

The recent risk market rally reflects hope for a sharp recovery as economies slowly reopen. However, bond markets are once again diverging from equities and predicting...

Managing a credit portfolio across several asset-backed loans (and previously corporate loans), James and the team at Aquasia's enhanced credit fund have returned...

Investing across the cycle requires a firm grasp of the fundamentals, and perhaps nothing is more fundamental than the flow of money and credit.Indeed, the current...

It’s often said of investing that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, this isn’t always true and the uneven bounce back in debt markets in the last two weeks has...

Fixed income is marketed to investors as a defensive asset class, as a general rule offering principal and income security combined with liquidity. That is the major...

Today we look at the at the credit fallout of Coronavirus. What is the nature of this financial crisis? Is it over or does it have further to run? What is the role of...

A few weeks ago in part one of this series, we suggested that this was a unique supply side event where Central Bank liquidity couldn’t redress the major issues of a...

Central banks have taken some significant steps against the impact of coronavirus recently, with the RBA having cut 25 points already and the Fed cutting 50 points...

The sagest piece of advice that Michael Korber, Head of Fixed income and Credit at Perpetual Investments, received went like this. “It’s a lot easier to make money if...

For the best part of a decade now, income hungry investors have battled to find a decent yield. Thankfully, the capital gains from falling rates have offset the lack...

Credit spreads narrowed quite sharply during 2019, boosting returns from corporate bonds. But with spreads now close to their lowest levels in two years, some...

As a turbulent year for the global economy, financial markets, and politics recedes in the rearview mirror, we look ahead into 2020, mapping out both the likely path...