Investment management firm Daintree Capital today launched its Hybrid Opportunities Fund, a new global bank hybrid fund that is the first single unit fund of its kind in Australia.
The Daintree Hybrid Opportunities Fund invests in a diversified global portfolio of 25-125 hybrid bank securities including Bank of America, Credit...
Westpac Banking Corp has raised AUD$7.4 billion (US$5.5bn) in the US bond markets in what is believed to be a record for an Australian bank.
According to the Australian Financial Review, Westpac raised the money signaling a return to the wholesale market via the sale of three, seven, 15 and...
With supply chain issues, higher housing costs, higher commodity prices and producer price inflation remaining square in the sights for 2022, higher inflation is a risk for global markets, according to ClearBridge Investments.
ClearBridge Investments is part of the Franklin Templeton Group and provides a range of investment management services...
Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
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Offshore and domestic yields rose sharply following hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) after its first tightening. Inflation expectations rose as the impact of Russia’s invasion of...
Investors are beginning to see value once again in fixed-income assets with bonds across the $63 trillion global debt market experiencing a bounce back.
According to Bloomberg indexes, global investment-grade debt has returned almost 1% in May, the first monthly gain since July, while US Treasuries are heading for their...
Australia's first social impact bond targeting homelessness has been effective in tackling the crisis according to researchers from Flinders University and University of Western Australia.
Social impact bonds (SIBs), which were pioneered in Australia by Social Ventures Australia, involve private investors financing the delivery of social service programs, with governments repaying...
The Bank of England has warned markets that its bond-buying program will end this Friday despite urgings from pension funds to extend the emergency support due to fears of more market instability.
Earlier on Monday the Bank had announced additional measures to support market functioning and an orderly end to...
by Matt Simpson, Senior Market Analyst, City Index
GDP rose 2.7% y/y (2.7% expected, 5.9% prior)
Australian GDP rose 0.5% q/q (0.8% expected, 0.6% prior)
Australian CPI rose %y/y (8.1% expected, 8.4% prior)
Exports outstripped imports for a third quarter and was a main contributor to GDP
Household consumption fell...
Australia’s national debt continues to grow at a frenetic pace, rising 4.6% in 2022 to a record of A$1.45 trillion according to Janus Henderson’s 2023 Sovereign Debt Index.
Government finances across the globe were subject to dramatic changes in 2022 and 2023, and Australia has been no exception.
By the end of last year,...
Betashares has announced two new US Treasury ETFs to its portfolio.
The two new ETFs are:
Betashares Inflation-Protected U.S. Treasury Bond Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: UTIP) provides exposure to a portfolio of US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (‘TIPS’). UTIP is now available on the ASX
Betashares U.S. Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency...
