From Chamath De Silva, Head of Fixed Income at Betashares
The Betashares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (ASX: CRED) – the largest corporate bond ETF in the country – recently hit a fresh milestone of A$1 billion in assets under management. During 2024 the fund took in $362 million...
Emma Lawson, Fixed Interest Strategist - Macroeconomics in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides her Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Market Review
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) created some volatility through December. The Australian bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index, rose +0.51%.
Central...
JBWere, the wealth advice business within NAB Private Wealth, has announced the launch
of two new active fixed income products, backed by UBS Asset Management. The new suite of strategies, designed exclusively for JBWere’s wholesale clients, provide access to expertly managed defensive assets at a time of increased demand for...
Income Asset Management (ASX: IAM), is filling a gap in the fixed income market with the launch of two Single Bond ETFs, and says there are more to come in 2025.
The two Single Bond ETFs offer economic exposure to the interest returns and capital preservation of high-quality bank subordinated...
In New York, Global credit investment manager BlackRock has announced it is acquiring HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12 billion, with 100% of consideration paid in BlackRock equity.
BlackRock said in its statement: "The future of fixed income is building public and private portfolios to optimize liquidity, yield, and diversification....
Following a consultation period the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that it will phase out the use of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital instruments to simplify and improve the effectiveness of bank capital in a crisis.
APRA first proposed the move in September to phase out the use of AT1...
US global asset manager Nuveen has extended access to its private capital platform to Australian wholesale investors via the launch of the Nuveen Churchill Private Credit Income Fund. The fund has already secured early investment from a range of leading Australian wealth managers, including Drummond Capital Partners, Stanford Brown,...
Emma Lawson, Fixed Interest Strategist - Macroeconomics in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides her Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Market Review
Markets settled after the US Presidential elections. The Australian bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index, rose 1.14%.
Bond markets settled through...
Last Friday, CBA launched and issued a new subordinated bond into a hotly contested market.
Price guidance for the (15NC10) 15-year, non call, 10 issue was 175bps, but the fixed to floating rate issue printed at 165bps. The initial fixed coupon rate was 6.152% for the expected S&P Global rated...
Betashares has launched an ETF to invest fully in an ethically-screened portfolio of Australian bonds.
The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: AEBD) offers investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-quality Australian corporate and government bonds that are screened to exclude issuers (other than sovereign bond issuers) with...
