corporate credit

As the market shifts for fixed income, this is where Western Asset Management is investing.

ASIC Australian corporate insolvencies reached their highest level since monthly data were first published in January 1999.

The corporate debt market is offering big yields but increased default risk is hanging over the market's minds.

First Sentier Investors’ asset class experts share their ideas about what’s ahead in 2023. 

As the major Australian banks shift away from commercial lending (a trend that has accelerated in recent years post royal commission) there has been significant growth...

For all the talk of recession and bond moves of late, you’d think we are in a backdrop of what is complete capitulation. Yet on our recent London/ Europe trip we...

Inflation is high. Interest rates are rising. Markets are volatile. Now, more than ever, is the time for considered income investing, according to PIMCO.  The...

Over the past two years, investors have become (sometimes unwillingly) acquainted with the mechanics of the bond market, with all eyes on the US and the actions of...

The war in Ukraine has rocked global energy markets and also affected the so-called “soft commodities” of the agriculture sector – in addition to the conflict’s...

“Get back to basics” and “Don’t make mistakes” – easily said, often difficult in practise. But they're key for credit investors seeking to navigate the current...

As global economies start to normalise, themes around travel, tourism and retail commercial property have been lucrative trades for equity investors but have...

We believe there are growing risks to the credit spreads of financials, despite what market sentiment might suggest. This is technical in nature rather than...

Looking at fixed income as an asset class in isolation, there are three key benefits required to make an investment allocation. These are: The expected income or...

Many investors have climbed to new heights on the risk curve, seeking income opportunities in this environment of record-low interest rates and persistently low...