Two top former central bankers join PIMCO
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and former European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet will join the advisory board of fund giant PIMCO.
Is there room for international bonds in your portfolio?
While interest rate risk favours a "home bias", there's still a place for international bonds in a balanced portfolio.
Floating rate notes are back in fashion
With yields so low and little sign of change on the horizon, now is a good time to consider the merits of floating rate notes.
Can I trust a robot with my investments?
Optimisation has been around for decades, but robo advice hasn't taken off in a big way in Australia. That could be about to change.
Why the bond market is telling us to be worried
Is the bond market smarter than the equity market? Mark Burgess, the former head of the Future Fund, thinks so.
Savers shun term deposits
Savers are shunning term deposits despite the sharp falls in equity markets.
What a US rate rise means for your investments
An interest rate rise in the US would be good news for bonds, but what does it mean for property investors and the sharemarket?
Abbott's decision to drop bank tax 'bizarre'
Tony Abbott's decision to effectively give a free kick to the world's most profitable banks is demonstrably bizarre on at least four levels.
Apple's big bond bite leaves vital aftertaste
At first glance, it looks like the Australian corporate bond market is heading for a major structural change now that the tech giant Apple has tapped local fund managers for the first time and for such a large amount, a record $2.25 billion.
Apple's $2.25b bond issue smashes record
Apple has priced a $2.25 billion Kangaroo bond issue, smashing the record for the largest corporate bond issue in Australia.
A billion dollar bond issue?
Apple could raise up to $1 billion in a sale that would break the record for the largest international corporate bond issue sold in Australi...
