Education (basics)
A bond is a security that pays a known income (the coupon) for a given period of time (the term) and repays the face value of the security at maturity.
Education (basics)
How you invest in bonds depends on your preferences, just like investing in shares. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of investing directly through FIIG or indirectly through exchange trade funds or via managed funds.
Education (basics)
Asmita Kulkarni discusses why inflation linked securities should be in every fixed income portfolio. These securities protect investors against inflationary pressures while maintaining a steadily growing income flow.
Education (basics)
Amortising bonds are securities that return principal to investors throughout the life of the bonds. Director of Investment Strategy Group, Asmita Kulkarni, provides an explanation of how these bonds work.
Education (advanced)
High yield bonds can play an important part in a portfolio providing much needed higher income, particularly in a low interest rate environment. The most important way to hedge against associated risks is to diversify. We explore key risks and other considerations for building and managing a portfolio of high yield bonds.
Education (basics)
The Aussie iTraxx is a proxy for credit spreads in the Australian market
Education (basics)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities are a popular choice for wholesale investors as they can choose the risk and return they seek and the securities offer a premium over similarly rated corporate bonds. Here we explore some basic features of these securities and outline what makes them different to vanilla corporate bonds
Education (basics)
The taxation of fixed interest securities is complex. Superannuation expert, Tony Negline looks at tax on bonds including foreign currency bonds
Education (basics)
FIIG has recently updated its requirements to certify as a wholesale professional investor. This note provides guidelines to help you work out which category you fit into
Education (basics)
Understanding the terms and the return of fixed income securities or interest rate securities as they are frequently named can be confusing. This article provides a guide that should help you to understand some of the different features of the investments and how to interpret the returns quoted, and includes a list of key definitions