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Bondholders beware: The hidden credit cost of funding the AI revolution
A debt-fuelled arms race is financing the AI revolution, but Yarra Capital’s Phil Strano warns today’s “pristine” tech titans could soon resemble the...
Beware today’s 20-year corporate bonds: Yarra Capital
Bond investors should consider if they are getting a sufficient return for the level of risk taken. For Yarra Capital's Phil Strano, an actively managed...
Defensive credit in practice: delivering income with control
Non-bank lenders increasingly play a crucial stabilising role in Australia’s capital markets, earning a premium for providing liquidity without assuming...
Volatility as an asset class: Rethinking defensive allocation in modern portfolios
The asymmetric link between equities and volatility can deliver positive returns during periods of market stress, in what's been called “crisis alpha.”
De-dollarisation: Is it the Australian bond market's coming-of-age moment?
The global credit market is being quietly but fundamentally re-priced. There are signs that the long, comfortable era in which the US dollar’s reserve status...
The end of the (government debt) world as we know it?
When Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio speaks, the investment world usually takes note. He certainly gave the markets food for thought last week.
Rethinking defensive income: Diversification no longer just a buzzword
The days when defensive assets equalled government and corporate bonds are gone. Today, investors wanting income while preserving capital must adopt a more...
Why fixed income benchmarks are built for issuers, not investors
It's a bugbear for investors that in the fixed income world, benchmarks are very different to what they represent in the equities world. In FI, departing from...
Time to rethink the 'couch potato' of passive fixed-income
Passive fixed-income is an unhealthy couch potato — and it's time to get active, argues Michael Armitage.
Stress-test for rallies, not just recessions
At the recent The Inside Network Income & Defensive Symposium, Mercer principal Andrew Stewart challenged advisers to widen their lens on portfolio risk,...
A compelling case for public credit in a risk-aware world
Investment-grade credit is having a moment. For Phil Strano, portfolio manager at Yarra Capital Management, the appeal lies not in hype or headlines, but in a...