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Returns on investments just keep getting lower. As cashed-up investors look to alternative investments, fixed income funds have been beneficiaries. Fortunately, some funds have been sympathetic to investors’ plight and the need for income and dropped fees accordingly. However, others persist with a high fee agenda, are the fees worth...

At first glance the proposed new changes to small business insolvency and liquidation seem positive, but who lends to the businesses and how do they raise funding? It soon becomes apparent that the changes will impact more than just small businesses. With modest fanfare, the government announced changes to the...

Last week we saw the Australian government come out with a massive stimulus package that will push Australia’s net debt to almost $1 trillion as it fights to protect jobs and the economy.  If we turn our attention to the US, it looks like agreement between the democrats and...

T he Australian ETF market attracted $4.3b in new cash flows in the third quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly cash flows ever recorded. The mammoth inflows contributed to the market surpassing $8.9b for the year to date, eclipsing the $8.1b received in 2017 with still three months to go according...

Here we interview Gary Wilson, a long-term bond investor and Toowoomba, Queensland resident. A few years ago, Gary sold all of his investments in his SMSF and put the funds into an industry superannuation fund. He was happy to not have to stock pick and didn’t want the bother....

Introduction The challenges humanity faces have never been more important than now. We are in the middle of an environmental transition that requires significant investments both in Australia and globally.  Australian investors are keen to play a role in financing this transition, however, need to solve the challenge of investing in...

Yields on investments are still declining. In the last few weeks, neo banks Judo and Volt have cut deposit rates. Judo’s one year term deposit rate has dropped from 1.41 to 1.23 per cent, still well out in front of the major banks, but it goes to show just how...

A Biden win in the US presidential election, and vaccines with 90% plus efficacy have lifted financial markets and sentiment has changed to a ‘risk on’ mentality. All boats rise on an incoming tide, including high yield bonds. Purchases in the US to the week ending 11 November were US$3.3...

The 2020 US presidential election is turning out to be closer than expected, with the final tallying of votes extending beyond Election Day. Janus Henderson Investors director of research, Matt Peron, and global head of fixed income, Jim Cielinski, offer their perspective on what it means for markets. Key takeaways ...

The Covid pandemic has caused governments of all levels around the world to take on huge amounts of extra debt as they face dwindling tax income and the need to provide fiscal stimulus to boost their economies. Fortunately, demand for yield has made issuing bonds relatively easy. Yields continue...