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On t’Mark – COVID-19 Concerns, Flying Blind, Tackling Diversification and Liquidity

Mark Bayley

It wasn’t that busy in financial markets, as the US kicked back for the 4 July holiday and there was light trading in Europe....

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Virgin’s Sale Drama Puts Retail Bonds in the Spotlight

Elizabeth Moran

As published in The Weekend Australian on 26 June 2020 In the frenzied final days of the sale of Virgin Australia, more than 5000 local...

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On t’Mark – Clearing the Decks, Second Waves, Hope vs Reality

Mark Bayley

On Friday, investors continued to fret about COVID-19, especially the surge in new cases in the US. The US recorded more than 42,000 cases...

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iShares Introduces New Fixed Income Corporate Bond ETFs to Australia

Brenton Gibbs

Global investment manager Blackrock has introduced two new fixed income corporate bond ETFs to investors as part of their iShares ETF portfolio. The two new...

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On t’Mark – Sharks, COVID-19 Second Wave, Inflation to Bite?

Mark Bayley

Friday was another quiet session in the markets – is this the part in the Jaws’ films before the inevitable happens? US equities started...

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Risky Airline Bonds As Safe As Bank Hybrids When All Things Considered

Elizabeth Moran

As published in The Australian on Saturday 15 June 2020 Virgin Australia’s administration is a recent low point for Australian financial markets, with mums and...

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Fed Begins Buying US$250bn In Corporate Bonds

Brenton Gibbs

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...

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On t’Mark – Normal Service, Crazy Hertz, Bondholders Squeezed, Second Wave?

Mark Bayley

Just as life in Australia seems to be getting back to normal, it was also more of the same in financial markets, as we...

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BetaShares Launches a New Government Bond ETF

Elizabeth Moran

Betashares has launched BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX:GGOV), its seventh cash and fixed income fund, designed to invest...