government bonds

In case you missed it, there was another event on yesterday - one that featured bonds and bankers rather than whips and jockeys. The RBA had their November meeting...

Markets move in cycles. The last 40 years have seen interest rates down from 20% to less than 1%, quietly fuelling a rise in bond returns over the same time. This has...

As a manager of high grade bonds, we are quite amused to see so many comments of late regarding bonds and yields, making it difficult for investors to distinguish...

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,...

COVID-19 has had many ramifications, including an increase in the number and size of the federal government’s debt programs. While these programs assist people and...

There’s been a fair bit of commentary recently that because interest rates and yields are so low, government bonds no longer have a role in portfolios. The argument...

Government bonds issued by the world’s major advanced nations are the safest asset that can be held in a portfolio. They have also provided respectable returns, and...

What makes for a quality government bond portfolio, and why should investors be attracted to them?In this episode, Charlie and David discuss the benefits of...

In our previous Collections piece, our quartet of fixed income managers discussed 10 risks that could wreck markets. To recap their views: While US$18 trillion of...