ABE Weekly – 20/06/2018
Credit updates: Corporate bonds have continued to be well supported domestically as lack of supply continues to be a driving issue. We have seen good buying interest in the 5-6% yielding bonds which offer a nice pick up to Term Deposits. NextDC have announced a new round of investor meetings with the view to launching […]
ABE Weekly – 6 June 2018
weekly_jun_6_18 Among other things, the following is discussed, ” … While some sectors of global equity markets have risen dramatically, especially the technology sector, others have fallen dramatically, such as European banks, especially Deutsche bank. This divergence of opinion on equity pricing is partly driven by divergent expectations about forward economic growth. Euphoria, in the […]
ABE Weekly – 30 May 2018
weekly_18_may_30 Dramatic bond market developments. US bond market factors less tightening. European banks collapse. Oil collapses. Equity sentiment sags.
ABE Weekly – 23 May 2018
weekly_18_may_23 Credit updates: • Dicker data (DDR) released their annual results with revenues increasing ahead of guidance, and a reduction in working capital and debt requirements, • Next DC (NXT): Announced the successful results of their Share Purchase Plan, raising $80.4m, and • Sydney Airport (SYD) updated their monthly traffic updates with resilient growth reported […]
ABE Weekly – 17th May 2018
Here’s the Australian Bond Market weekly flash for 17th May, 20018. It includes credit updates, current pricing, and comments on impacts to the market like the Iran treaty and the increased tension in the middle east. Download Here
2018 Budget comments
Forget “ScoMo” and the future of budget forecasts, the real development last night was the removal of the Iran deal, and the oil price, as indicated below, As Senator Richard Durbin said in a statement. “This is a mistake of historic proportions.” One needs to stop and really consider this … although the market has […]
Five of the worst investments for your SMSF
One of the most important factors to consider in making investments on behalf of an SMSF is that the SMSF is intended to provide the beneficiaries with income and capital benefits during their remaining lifetimes. It is therefore critical to ensure that in making investments on behalf of the fund no diminution of capital takes […]
ETF and other exchange traded bonds
An ETF is an investment into a fund that trades some asset. This is often a combination of shares of stock, futures, foreign currency etc. These ETFs are usually built to track an asset or index such as the ASX200 Australian share index. They allow you to invest in an asset (the ETF) that will […]
How the market impacts bonds
The basic principal with interest rates is simple. When economic growth is strong and inflation is rising, the Reserve Bank of Australia will increase interest rates in an attempt to slow the growth and ease inflation. As interest rates rise, new bonds are issued with higher coupon rates. This means that the new bonds return […]
Bond Funds
Bond Funds, like Stock Funds offer professional selection and management of a portfolio of Bonds for a fee. Through a Bond Fund you can diversify the risks across a range of bonds pre-chosen by the manager. Some funds are designed to follow a market, often called an Index Fund. Other Funds are actively managed according […]