Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
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Hawkish US Federal Reserve (Fed) forward guidance and an ill-timed UK fiscal package that triggered Bank of England support saw yields lift sharply over the latter part of the...
The Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund has won Best Fixed Income and Credit Fund at the Australian Alternative Investment Awards held in Sydney.
This is the second year in a row Alexander has won the award and the sixth time in nine years.
The Fund was recognised for its ability to produce...
Emergency bond buying by the Bank of England is being implemented to stop a slide in British government bonds. The buying commenced on Wednesday.
“… the Bank is monitoring developments in financial markets very closely in light of the significant repricing of UK and global financial assets,” the Bank of England...
Companies in Australia have turned to the local debt market this year selling a record amount of local currency bonds as domestic borrowing costs rise more slowly than the US and banks replace funding that was cheap due to Covid-era measures.
According to Bloomberg AUD$73 billion has been raised so...
Investors are being warned to be skeptical about the validity of some sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) amid claims that credible SLBs are becoming harder to find.
Matt Lawton, T. Rowe Price Group Inc.’s portfolio manager for global impact credit strategy, told Bloomberg that they often look like little more than a...
Independent ETF provider ETF Securities has announced its corporate rebrand to Global X ETFs. The rebrand follows Mirae Asset and Global X’s acquisition of ETF Securities Australia in June 2022.
HyeonJoo Park, Founder and Global Investment Strategy Officer of Mirae Asset Financial Group, said: “Australia is a focus market for...
Queensland Investment Corporation's director of fixed income Beverley Morris has been appointed acting head of the liquid markets group.
Morris replaces Susan Buckley who decided to step down after 21 years at QIC.
QIC chief executive Kylie Rampa thanked Buckley for her long-term commitment to the business and the liquid market...
Scammers are continuing to target investors with fake, high-yield bond offerings and using high-profile financial institutions' likenesses to lure unsuspecting investors.
Aviva Investors, the global asset manager of Aviva plc has issued a warning to the public about a scam operation in this market. It has issued a warning on...
Pact Group, a leader in packaging, reuse and recycling, has converted $420 million of loan facilities into a sustainability-linked loan (SLL), the first transaction of its kind in Australia’s manufacturing sector.
Charles Davis, CBA’s Managing Director Sustainable Finance and ESG, said “We are proud to support Pact coming to market...
Boutique manager Apostle Funds Management has launched an ethically screened high-yield credit fund.
It's accessible to wholesale investors and adds to Apostle's stable of ethical and impact strategies, following the launch of its Apostle People and Planet Diversified Fund in April.
Apostle has designed the portfolio the be an all-weather fund...
