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Call dates are a common structural feature across many bonds in global markets, particularly for subordinated and hybrid instruments, and are typically included to provide issuers with flexibility around capital management, refinancing, and regulatory considerations.
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Indexed annuity bonds (IABs) offer protection against inflationary pressures, making them a crucial allocation during times of high inflation, but also offering many other benefits too. Here we discuss how they work and why they’re considered a core portfolio holding.
Inflation-linked bonds offer inflation protection by keeping cashflow paid to investors in step with the rate of inflation. This is an important consideration for investors looking to protect their spending power against destructive inflation. Inflation can be a major risk for wealth erosion and depletion of savings in real terms.
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We've updated our Sample Portfolios for the month.
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The current portfolio yields an indicative 5.64%* to the assumed maturity dates with an approximate $208k spend.
Controlling inflation is not just about controlling price rises, but also the expectations of future price rises. That’s what makes an oil price shock so dangerous for the RBA. They raised rates in March because of the war, in our view.
The February reporting season concluded recently. In this article we cover the collected thoughts of the FIIG Research team who spent much of the month analysing the results of various companies.
The war in Iran is causing reverberations around the world. Locally, the largest effects are coming from the volatility of the oil price. Equity prices have been highly volatile while bonds have managed to keep some stability, even when they’ve fallen too. Here we look at the recent geopolitical events, and key considerations for investors.
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As another International Women’s Day rolls around, it’s timely to celebrate the progress made towards gender equality and reflect on further changes that need to happen. In this article we speak with our senior female leaders to hear their thoughts on building a successful career in the industry and what changes they hope for future women.