New issue premium - it pays to participate in primary

On average an investor is paid a premium for participating in new issues, making it more attractive to purchase in primary or soon after. In this article we highlight the opportunity and how investors can achieve better returns as a result.

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Portfolio Construction 2 - Credit and Interest rate risk

In this second article of the series we will delve into the two main risks faced by bond investors – the risk of not being paid back – or credit risk – and the risk of the market price of your bond investment moving due to a change in the interest rate or yield of the bond – called interest rate risk.

Portfolio Construction 1 - Setting the Scene

We recently covered the basics of bonds in a multi part series. We now move on to a slightly more advanced look in more detail at the way we think about building portfolios here at FIIG, in terms of specific client targets and the way we manage and mitigate the various risks that apply to fixed income portfolios.

Bond Basics 3 - Capital Structure

In this final edition for the Bond basics series we will explain the capital structure – one of the key pieces of information about the risk of your bond – and see how it works in practice.

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