General
New issues update
General
New issues update
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.
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.
General
New issues update
General
New issues update
In this article we speak with taxation expert Alan Leung on the proposed changes along with other popular bond related tax questions.
In this article we focus on European Bank issuance in USD, with FIIG Research’s Peggy Lin discussing the metrics to consider when evaluating the risks and returns this sector offers.
Trade opportunities
The current portfolio yields an indicative 5.13%* to the assumed maturity dates with an approximate $207k spend.
Bonds can achieve a higher return than their quoted yield by implementing some active trading strategies.
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.
General
New issues update
In this article we will explain the basics around a bond itself, what the market looks like and how they work.
The 1H25 earnings season for European and UK banks reinforced the sector’s strong fundamentals, despite headwinds from lower reinvestment yields, macro uncertainty, and rising credit provisions in select segments.
Trade opportunities
We've updated our Sample Portfolios for the month.