QE just a $1 trn-a-year buyback: Gross
World’s largest bond fund manager questions effectiveness of Fed program.
Fixed income
Ten hybrids with economic moats
Investing in groups with a sustainable competitive advantage, or “moat”, can provide extra levels of confidence.
Fifty-fifty chance of cut by March
Bond market is split on whether the RBA will knock another 25 basis points off the cash rate.
Inflation protection cheaper than ever
Market pricing of listed inflation-linked bonds suggests price rises will slip below 2 pc in coming two years.
Your $250,000 bond portfolio
This strategy from fixed income specialists has returned more than 10 per cent over the last year.
Inflation looms large for bonds
Rising inflation over the long term remains a key concern for local bond investors, but Treasury indexed bonds provide some protection.
The time bomb in bond benchmarks
Professional bond investors warn against passive or benchmark-hugging fixed income funds as global interest rates normalise.
Bonds to shake off the taper
New data suggests resilience in offshore demand for Australian bonds – and therefore the $A.
Stock-pickers’ slide continues
Familiar uncertainties are pushing a general aversion to risk through to shares.
Bond yields at recession levels
Australian bond yield curves are steeper than even the recession of the early 1990s.
The complex truth about fixed interest
The term ‘fixed interest’ once meant boring and reliable, but now it describes a suite of often bewildering securities.
No cut today, but eyes on November
Economists believe the central bank will cut rates by at least 25 points in the coming months.
AMP Capital says get into cash
AMP Capital Investor’s asset allocation boss Nader Naeimi urges investors to cut equity holdings.
Pimco joins Evans on rates
One of the world’s largest bond fund managers flags rates at 2pc by early next year.
ASIC turns spotlight on hybrids
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is determined to stop mum and dad investors getting burnt by complex securities.
Japan pours into Aussie bonds
Traders bet Australian dollar will stabilise at new, lower levels against the yen.
The dark side of the rate cut
Banks have been quick to promote cuts across their mortgage books, but not so vocal about term deposit rates.
Lower for longer
Investors searching for a reasonable yield are likely to have a tough time with interest rates.
SG analyst says short the $A
Kit Juckes recommends move to clients amid speculation rate cut was last of cycle.
RBA cuts rates, banks follow
UPDATED: Central bank follows market expectations, slicing rates to a record-low 2.5 per cent.
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