Government bonds have become an unappealing asset for bond investors with countries likely facing a debt crisis in the future, according to Schroders’ Kellie Wood....
Fixed Income
Global gov bond ETF launched by BetaShares
12 May 2020
BetaShares has launched its latest fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF), focusing on global government bonds.
The BetaShares Global Government Bond...
Fixed term investment marketers in ASIC’s sights
8 May 2020
The marketers of fixed-term investment products have found themselves in the sights of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) with the regulator...
Bonds income strategies harder to justify
5 May 2020
Typical income strategies based on bonds became harder to justify as interest rates ground lower in the 2010s in the wake of the global financial crisis and income-...
Be wary of supply/demand battle in bonds
1 May 2020
The move by the Reserve Bank of Australia to a policy of fiscal stimulus away from monetary policy could cause a supply/demand battle and increased volatility as the...
Fixed income sectors outperform equities in Q1
24 April 2020
All fixed income sectors outperformed equities in the first quarter of 2020 as stockmarkets plummeted as a result of COVID-19, according to data.
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