How a bond’s return can be expected to evolve depends critically on the shape of the yield curve.
Interview with Garreth Innes - FIIG's Monthly Income Fund Portfolio Manager
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We've updated our Sample Portfolios for the month.
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New issues update
In the second article of our WIRE series focusing on Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS), we delve into some of the finer details of what matters for a RMBS transaction. For background, RMBS transactions are designed to cope with the worst conditions as envisaged, and yet the vast majority of the contractual provisions will never be used.
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) are a popular choice for wholesale investors as they can choose the risk and return they seek and the securities offer a yield premium over similarly rated corporate bonds.
Having gone through the key characteristics of RMBS notes and some of the key technical terms, we are looking now at how these notes have generally performed over time.
General
New issues update
The FIIG Research Team assesses the credit performance of industries that FIIG covers from the August 2024 reporting season.
A better diversified portfolio through the inclusion of bonds, can smooth out volatility, improve returns, and lower risk.