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Education

Why Green Bonds Need A Closer Look

Contributing Author

By Marion Le Morhedec, Global Head of Fixed Income at AXA IM Core During the past decade, the green bond market has seen exceptional growth. So...

Education

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Annuities

Staff Writer

Companies that offer annuities are significant investors in fixed income assets. In this article, Aaron Minney, Head of Retirement Income Research at Challenger, dispels...

Education

The Basics – Some Fixed Income Terms Explained

Elizabeth Moran

What is a bond? Companies often need to raise external funds to grow. There are two ways they can do this: Raise equity by issuing...

ETFs

Betashares Introduces Australia’s First Defined Income ETF Range

Staff Writer

Betashares has announced the launch of a range of fixed income ETFs that deliver predictable monthly income with a defined maturity date. The Betashares Defined...

Education

WEBINAR: Fixed Income Diversity with Anthony Kirkham – Western Asset Management

Staff Writer

In this webinar, we talk with Anthony Kirkham who is the Head of Investment Management/Australian Operations for fixed income manger, Western Asset Management. The...

Education

Popular Belief 1 – Fixed Income Does Poorly When Rates Are Rising

Contributing Author

Verdict US Treasuries (UST) and US Investment Grade often generate flat to negative performance in periods of rising yields. But a number of fixed...

Hybrids

Capital Notes – Advantages and Disadvantages

Elizabeth Moran

Recent new issues by NAB, Macquarie, and Ampol might have you thinking about adding capital notes, sometimes called ‘hybrids’ to your portfolio. In this...

Education

Three Key Fixed Income Risks You Need To Know About

Elizabeth Moran

Most investments have risks and before you invest it’s best to know and understand how the risks could impact your investment. Fixed income investments can...

ETFs

Three ETFs With Yields Over 5% p.a.

Elizabeth Moran

Are we nearing the top of the interest rate cycle? Perhaps. One sign that might suggest we are close was this week’s announcement of October’s...

Corporate Bonds

Relative Value of New Bank Issuance

Contributing Author

By Matthew Macreadie, Income Asset Management A kangaroo bond is an Australia-dollar denominated bond issued by a non-Australian company in the Australian debt market to...