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New issues update
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The current portfolio yields an indicative 5.17%* to the assumed maturity dates with an approximate $206k spend.
It’s been a big year for fixed income primary markets, both in terms of the amount of issuance and also the demand from investors. Here we look back at trends that emerged over the year in new issuance.
In this article we look at the current economic landscape and the outlook for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
General
New issues update
There are a handful of existing bonds in the Over-the-Counter (OTC) market that have franking credits attached to the coupon payments. In this article we discuss how the coupon distributions are typically paid on these fixed income instruments.
Where some asset classes are inflexible with the timing of distribution payments, paying only at maturity or following half-yearly or yearly results, the many different issuance dates of bonds allows for regular payment schedules.
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We've updated our Sample Portfolios for the month.
General
New issues update
In the final article of the series, we round out the rest of the risks we typically consider, being which includes liquidity and foreign exchange (FX), as well as look at how to appropriately size the various positions of each bond within the portfolio.