Earlier this week I attended the Australian Securitisation Forum Conference in Sydney. In the opening panel discussion, Luci Ellis, Chief Economist at Westpac (also...
What is the true health of the Australian economy? Challenger Chief Economist Dr Jonathan Kearns suggests it may be uglier than the figures released yesterday...
The CDS trade
Credit default swaps (CDS) are derivative instruments which enable investors to hedge the credit spread component of a corporate bond. Buying a...
Global Asset Allocation Viewpoints and Investment Environment by T. Rowe Price Australia Investment Committee, as at 31 July 2023.
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Despite expectations for slowing...
Following yesterday's RBA rate hike, Mutual Limited CIO Scott Rundell shares his post mortem:
The RBA surprised markets by hiking the official cash rate an...
In its latest Central Bank Watch report, Franklin Templeton notes that the RBA turned less hawkish at its March 19 meeting but maintained that...
Pursuing social and environmental impact alongside financial returns
A joint paper from T. Rowe Price by:
Matthew Lawton, Portfolio Manager, Global Impact Credit Strategy
Hari...
By Michael Goosay, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management. From Principal Asset Management’s second quarter 2025, Fixed income perspectives.
Markets are being...
By Arif Husain, Head of Fixed Income and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, T.Rowe Price
Emerging market debt easily outperformed both global developed market bonds...
Safety Concerns
We have written and spoken about the shortage of “safe havens” or high-quality assets in the world.
There exists an ever-pressing need for...



































