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Peak Tariff Fears But US Risk Premium Persists

Benoit Anne

Big section numbers, even bigger risks The case for duration may be a bit stronger in Europe than in the US The investor...

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What Is A Yield Curve?

Elizabeth Moran

A yield curve shows the relationship between interest rates and the term to maturity. It plots interest rates on the y-axis and term to...

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Fallen Angels – Key Themes Driving Risks and Opportunities

Contributing Author

By Syed Zamil, Insight Investment Fallen angels, investment grade bonds that have been downgraded to sub investment grade or high yield bonds, are often overlooked,...

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A Closer Look At Subordinated Debt

Elizabeth Moran

There are different levels of debt or bond investment in companies. The level that you invest in will be dependent on the risk you...

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AMP Hybrid Helps Explain Technical Terms and Returns

Elizabeth Moran

This month AMP issued a new hybrid. AMP planned to raise $200m via an issue of Capital Notes 2 (ASX code: AMPPB) securities, which...

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Five Reasons To Rethink An Allocation To High Grade Bonds

Paul Chin

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...

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US Assets Will Remain ‘Must-Haves’ in 2025

Chris Iggo

Donald Trump's return to the White House was never going to be a subtle affair. The threat of fresh trade tariffs and heightened geopolitical...

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Surprise RBA Rate Hike and Hawkish Tones

Scott Rundell

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...

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ESG and EM Under a New President

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Ninety One chief sustainability officer Nazmeera Moola, emerging market fixed income portfolio manager Thys Louw, and emerging markets equity portfolio manager Archie Hart share...

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Australian Insurers Stay Disciplined On Risk While Reassessing Asset Allocation

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Australian insurers are increasingly reassessing where to deploy capital to capture emerging opportunities after years of maintaining disciplined portfolio positioning amid ongoing market dislocation...