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What is meant by negative yield in bonds? Does it mean a borrowing entity is actually asking the investor to pay it an interest amount quarterly or six-monthly or annually? What is the rationale?
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This article was published in the Australian in April 2015 and discusses the modest returns from term deposits in the current low rate environment.
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Why ASIC believes discrimination between retail and wholesale investors should exist, when providing important investing information to all.
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A basic summary of what the different price and cost metrics mean within the Fortescue iron ore sector
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Fortescue has announced that it is proposing to raise a new US$2.5bn senior secured debt issuance
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Newcrest’s 1H15 result focused on strengthening its balance sheet and reducing debt, while holding back on an interim dividend. This highlights that the company is focused on maintaining its investment grade credit rating
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Company reporting dates as at 10 February 2015
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This week: The RBA keeps rates on hold; US Fed members divided on when to increase rates; recent FIIG originated deals have mostly settled and secondary trading has commenced; CBL Corporation releases solid FY14 results; and QBE Capital Funding IV Limited GBP 7.50% 2041 is now available as a GBP DirectBond
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Term deposits are an important defensive investment. However, inflation linked bonds provide important protections that term deposits do not and should therefore be included in every portfolio
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From a bondholder’s perspective, the infrastructure sector provides exposure to steady, long term, inflation linked returns.