Trade opportunities
Launched in August 2019 and unique in the Australian market for being the first of its kind, the Solactive FIIG High Yield and Non-Rated Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index.
At FIIG
The return achieved on fixed income investments during FY21 was higher than many clients expected. In this article we review the FY21 year which was characterised by financial markets recovering from the initial sell-off at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
General
New issues update
Trade opportunities
Whilst last month’s announcement was a damp squib, further commentary from Regional Presidents seemed to convince the market that longer term (10-year) yields needed to be higher, and we saw the Australian government 10-year yield follow the US Treasury about 30bps (0.30%) higher over the month.
Trade opportunities
We look at the benefits of actively managing maturities and early redemptions to get the most out of fixed income portfolios.
Trade opportunities
FIIG is active in arranging unrated, over-the-counter bonds for both ASX listed companies and large Australian private companies.
Knowledge Series
There are may ways investors can generate an income from their investment portfolio.
General
New issues update
Knowledge Series
In this final article in the series we look at three more risks faced by bond investors - liquidity, foreign exchange, and position sizing.
Trade opportunities
While August was a relatively boring month in the bond market with low levels of issuance in bonds that we have an interest in, on the second last day of August we participated in a new issue from Pacific National.