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Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... days, and now sits at 1.5%, excluding dividends," he pointed out. "Along with these muted return expectations, the dividend yield that retail investors expect to receive has fallen to 3% from what had been an incredibly persistent 4% over the past years." ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... noted back then that energy companies are the biggest issuers of junk bonds, accounting for more than 11% of the US high-yield market - catching out many investors seeking higher yields. US president Donald Trump's latest tweet has reversed proceedings ...

Not buy time yet: Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... higher allocation to emerging markets. However, in fixed income, it has a slightly lower allocation to emerging markets, high-yield credit and debt, as Lonsec sees them as correlated to equities during periods of volatility. "You are not going to pick ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Australian government bonds were trading at bid/ask spreads of 15 to 20bps up from the under 1bps normally, while global high-yield debt was showing even greater dispersion in the spreads as of March 19, according to data compiled by Schroders. The effect ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... home insurance. I think there is an inherent value that is often not appreciated particularly in an environment when the yield on cash was so low," he said. "I think these periods can act as a good reminder of the different value and risk of everything ...

Cashwerkz announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... climate," Cashwerkz said. "He will leverage his vast experience to innovate product and technology services up the defensive yield curve and generate further revenue opportunities." Lechte worked as head of markets and director at Fiig Securities where ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... to mature in March 2033. The offering proved popular among investors, with the bond raising $1 billion and attracting a yield of 1.565%. TCorp said 76% of investors were asset managers, while balance sheet made up 18%. At the time, Trigona said TCorp ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
In rough times it can seem beneficial to look back at past experiences and think 'If I got through that, I can get through this', but if you ask the fund managers and traders of the world, the consensus is this time does not compare to 1987 ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... intervening period," he said. "Credit markets also moved higher yesterday, although it was noticeable that US dollar high yield debt is still close to its lows given that these companies are more likely to fall through the cracks in both Fed and government ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... Australian government bonds. The "comprehensive package" agreed by the Reserve Bank board last week included targeting a yield on three-year Australian government bonds of around 0.25%, launching a term funding facility for the banking system and remunerating ...