31 January – 4 February 2022

Summary: Trading margins display rising bias; margin of NABPE largest mover over week.

Trading margins of ASX-listed notes and bonds displayed a bias towards rises this week, although a couple experienced falls. Ignoring short-dated securities, the margin of NAB subordinated Notes (NABPE, -40bps) experienced the largest (absolute) change over the week.

The current 3-month BBSW rate is 7bps above zero. Add the trading margin from the above chart or from the tables to this figure for an estimate of the gross return per annum in the absence of BBSW rate changes. The gross return may contain imputation credits. BBSW typically is around 15bps (average since 1990) more than the RBA rate.

COMPANYCODEBOND
TYPE
MATURITYISSUE
MARGIN
TRADING
MARGIN
Δ WEEKWEEK
CLOSE
RUNNING
YIELD**
PeetPPCHBBond5-Oct-224.65%3.84%0.51%100.954.69%
Nat. Aust. BankNABPESub. Note Tier 220-Jun-232.20%1.51%-0.40%101.392.24%
Qube HoldingsQUBHASub. Note5-Oct-233.90%1.96%-0.25%103.503.85%
Centuria CapitalC2FHANote20-Oct-244.25%3.15%0.22%103.004.20%
Australian UnityAYUHCBond Series C15-Dec-242.00%2.24%0.11%99.502.08%
Australian UnityAYUHDBond Series D15-Dec-262.15%2.19%0.01%100.002.22%

** Clean running yield.