We got another taste of the level of European investor demand for blue chip corporate debt this week when Telstra placed €750 million worth of March 2028 bonds at 20-25bps less than initially indicated. Telstra has an A/A2 credit rating and the substantial discount obtained by the telco group lends credence to the theory the ECB’s asset purchase programme is behind the recent narrowing of corporate spreads over government bonds....
| Domestic Income Funds | Yield* | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Coolabah Floating-Rate High Yield (Mngd)-Ast Inv | 9.19% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income (Managed) | 5.42% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income-Assisted | 5.82% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income-Direct | 5.42% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Finexia Childcare | 10.00% | Childcare Credit |
| Finexia StayCo | 10.00% | Accommodation |
| Barings | 9.00% | Real Estate |
| Qualitas Real Estate (QRI) | 9.00% | Real Estate |
* ANNUALISED INCOME DECLARED OVER PAST 3 MONTHS AT 1 FEB 24