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.
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 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised rates last week as was broadly expected – but not everything they said was fully anticipated. They remain incredibly reticent to give guidance, emphasising the large range of possible outcomes for the next year. One more rise is quite likely, but this isn’t like the old cycles used to be. In this article we further discuss the RBA rate outlook.
Following the recent release of the FIIG Macro Outlook, here we discuss the RISE strategy and how best to construct a fixed income portfolio for the year ahead.
In this article we explore the key risks that might undermine the economy along with mitigants.
In this article we look at the current economic landscape and the outlook for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
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.
This article uses some recent developments in the Australian market to demonstrate the point and to help investors consider when is the right time to buy fixed vs floating rate bond investments.
On the 8th May FIIG spoke with Ausbiz about the developments in world financial markets and how that is affecting the Australian economy, Australian investors and the RBA.
Australia is relatively well placed compared to international peers, thanks to comparatively strong domestic data and the ability for the RBA to cut rates if needed should the data weaken.