Education (basics)
FIIG clients of four years, Pem and Penny Gerner, are by no means ‘retired’ and continue to work as hard as their investments do
Education (basics)
Investing direct, through exchange traded funds (ETFs) or managed funds? Seven considerations to help you decide how to invest in bonds
Education (basics)
With another shaky year in the financial markets, there's no better time to consider bonds
Education (advanced)
On 14 February, the FIIG Research team held a webinar to discuss their recently released 2019 Credit Outlook. Thomas Jacquot, Head of Research provides a recap
Education (basics)
Three case studies on fixed income investors
Education (advanced)
If you invest in bonds it’s important to understand where your custodian resides.
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)
With the recent volatility in equity markets, it is a timely reminder that investors should always have a plan that includes protection against unexpected future events. In this note we provide nine considerations for building a diversified, defensive bond portfolio
Education (basics)
A decade after the GFC, there is still an awareness of the volatility of markets and the need to diversify investments to hedge against it
Education (basics)
Reality #7 Hybrids have traditionally been part debt and part equity. Since 1 January 2013 under new Basel III regulation, bank hybrid issues have become much more like equity, and do not provide the same level of protection as bank bonds in a downturn