Long-dated Hybrid yields peaked at 6% in late February, but with the 90-day bill rate falling 0.35% and the hybrid credit margins contracting by about 0.25%, the hybrids are now yielding below 5.50%. The market appears to have completed its bullish move, having moved sideways since the beginning of April.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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Bonds are always lower risk than shares in the same company, but do carry some of the same risks. They also have unique risks that can be used to your advantage.
Read MoreFNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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This year’s ASX Russell long term investing report, which assesses returns on a 10 and 20 year time span up to 31 December 2017, shows some surprising results.
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FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.
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Your portfolio allocation needs to change as you age. The defensive qualities of corporate bonds, suit SMSFs looking for reliable income streams and capital preservation. If you’re holding too much cash to protect your portfolio, you need to read this note.
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We demonstrate the impact of Labor’s proposed franking credit changes and why subordinated bonds become relatively much more attractive.
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US bond yields have struggled to stay above 3%, German bond yields are around 0.3%, Japanese bond yields are around 0.09% and Australian bond yields are around 2.58%, with most well below their highs seen earlier this year. So, what happened? Should we still worry about inflation?
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The Aussie iTraxx is a proxy for credit spreads in the Australian market. It is an index, not unlike the ASX All Ordinaries Index for equities, which provides information on the direction and trend of the market.
Read MoreWe have decent supply in a range of retail bonds at the moment. If you have some ‘lazy’ cash available, now might be a good time to consider investing for a higher return. We list 13 bonds with a mix of investment grade and high yield.
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Cash is cash on hand – at call – money you or your fund manager can get at immediately. Anything else does not qualify.
Read MoreUnderstanding the terms and the return of fixed income securities or interest rate securities as they are frequently named can be confusing. This article provides a guide that should help you to understand some of the different features of the investments and how to interpret the returns quoted, and includes a list of key definitions.
Read MoreShareholders have been spoilt by Telstra and big banks in recent years and can be forgiven for thinking the stocks can act like bonds. These shares, often tagged as “bond proxies”, have been consistent and delivered high income with franking credits making them broadly appealing to many investors. But recent history tells us you can’t rely on shares for income or capital preservation and so they should never be thought of as proxies for bonds.
Read MoreAfterpay, the consumer finance company that broke new ground in the market with its “buy now, pay later” system, has been a very successful share investment. With an estimated one in four online fashion purchases going through the company, the news that it has issued a high yield bond is bound to get wide attention.
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Benchmark interest rates are rising and while it’s still only early days in the banking royal commission, the indiscretions are mounting, as are likely costs. The banks might feel the pinch but ultimately is going to be the customers that have to pay.
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CBA recently launched a new bank hybrid hot on the heels of Westpac’s new issue, which has us questioning: are hybrids any better than bank shares? We think both will react similarly in a downturn but hybrids are more complex.
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While some of the criteria are similar to those we use for assessing a company for share investments, there are critical differences when assessing it from a bond perspective.
Read MoreThe long-term outlook for a more challenging investment market with low-interest, subdued equity returns and higher volatility has led to some investors wondering whether a radically new investment strategy is warranted.
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A new calendar year is a good time to take a breather and consider your investment objectives for 2018.
Read MoreA total of 46 of the ASX Top 50 companies issue bonds. This isn’t surprising as they are large international companies trading in foreign markets and require multiple sources of funding (see Table 1). But a couple of things did surprise me:
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It’s getting harder and harder to find value in a very tight market. The Australian Itraxx is trading around 68 basis points – that’s a proxy for the average spread over the benchmark for an investment grade bond. It’s not much.
Read MoreHigh yield bonds pay high returns for increased chance of volatility and loss, but that doesn’t mean they are ‘junk’. Rather, just like trolling around a second hand shop, you can find some gems, worth more than they seem. Companies may go on to perform strongly and the price of the bond rises as the credit margin contracts, providing investors with higher than expected gains – assuming interest rate expectations remain unchanged.
Read MoreThere’s something innately attractive about property. It’s tangible; it can be beautiful or have cultural, historical or sentimental value. Coupled with attractive negative gearing benefits for high income earners, the asset class has a lot going for it.
Read MoreOn Monday, the Australian iTraxx – our local proxy for credit spreads – reached a new post GFC low of 71 basis points. Simply, this measure represents an average additional margin that investors expect to be paid for investing in an investment grade bond issue.
Read MoreDisruptors are coming thick and fast and investors unaware of technological and social changes will be left taking stock of losses, wondering how tried and tested high dividend payers started losing ground to new, more agile technological adopters.
Read MoreJust now we are hearing many fund managers suggest the sharemarket has become expensive — at the same time cash deposits continue to pay very low returns.
Read MoreMost of the downgrades applied to regional banks such as AMP, Bank of Queensland, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Credit Union Australia and ME Bank.
Read MoreAirports offer a runway to prosperity through predictable, steady returns
Read MoreThe residential property merry go round is always good, until it stops. Just ask some Perth home owners and investors.
Read MoreTelstra – A Comparison Of Its Bonds & Shares – ‘Survivability Versus Growth’
Read MoreThe US Federal Reserve has finally increased interest rates from a range of 0.5 to 0.75 percent to 0.75 to 1.0 percent. It’s a long awaited and relatively significant increase, but looking back to early 2016 it’s taken a lot longer for the Fed to move than most market pundits expected.
Read MoreAfter what seems like a break, the popular hybrid note market is back in action.
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