Socially conscious investors have been putting their money where their mouths are and starting a wave of investments in companies and funds that follow environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
These criteria measure how a company performs as a steward of nature; manages its relationships with employees, suppliers, customers and...
It’s been a busy week for two of Australia's big insurers.
IAG announced it had successfully raised A$450m in a 16 year, non-call six-year (16NC6), tier 2 floating rate note.
The IAG subordinated bond has a first call in December 2026, just over six years after settlement with the final maturity...
Specialist high grade bond manager Jamieson Coote Bonds has launched a global absolute return fund providing investors with a defensive alternative that is uncorrelated to traditional fixed income market benchmarks and risk assets.
The company says the fund is suitable for investors looking for income, diversification and defensive investment characteristics.
The...
Active asset manager Janus Henderson Investors has listed a new fixed-income active ETF – the Janus Henderson Tactical Income Active ETF.
To be traded on the Chi-X exchange (CXA:TACT), the fund employs active asset allocation to achieve its capital preservation focus, with the ability to invest in cash, fixed and...
Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve will begin purchasing up to US$250 billion in individual corporate bonds as part of its previously announced measures to backstop corporations and their employees.
The Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility will begin buying a broad and diversified portfolio of corporate bonds to support market liquidity...
Australian investors are largely denied the same range of investment choices as investors in other developed nations and should be outraged.
Corporate bonds mostly remain the domain of institutional and professional investors for no good reason. Positively, companies such as the XTB company, Australian Bond Exchange and other bond brokers...
Australian retail investors are at a distinct disadvantage in the bond market.
Credit ratings are an important indication of the perceived future risk of an investment, but brokers are not able to show them to retail investors because of a quirky ASIC ruling.
The credit rating agencies refused to pay higher...
The Commonwealth Government has set a record of $25bn for the amount raised in a single issue through the bond market.
The Australian Office of Financial Management announced yesterday that the issue by syndication of the new 0.50% 21 September 2026 Treasury Bond has been priced at a yield to...
As published in The Australian on Saturday 25 April 2020
Australia’s fledgling retail corporate bond market hit a speed bump this week as one of the best known companies in that space, Virgin Australia, went into administration.
Unlike share investing, bond investing is all about the solvency of the bond issuer....
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he Australian ETF industry continues to grow strongly, with Quarter 1, 2019 cash flows reaching $1864 million, and returns bouncing back from December lows, according to the latest figures released yesterday by the Australian Securities Exchange.
While international equity ETFs continue to receive the strongest cash flows quarter on quarter,...
