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.
The bank hybrid market is very large: there’s consistently been between $A35bn and $A40bn on issue for the last five years. In December last year, APRA confirmed that Australian banks would no longer be able to use so-called “Hybrid Capital” or “AT1s” as part of their capital structure.
Understanding the effect of US tariffs on the rest of the world is mostly about second and third order effects, and weighing up which effect is going to be the strongest.
Over the weekend of February 1-2, Australian time, US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvos in what might have become (and may yet become) a nasty trade war between supposed allies the US, Canada and Mexico.