16 March – 20 March 2020

Trading margins of ASX-listed notes and bonds increased dramatically in all but a few cases. Although one or two securities were barely touched, margins of others, such as Crown Series 2 Notes (ASX code: CWNHB, +1657bps), were hit severely. Most securities in this segment were sold off noticeably.

The current 3-month BBSW rate is around 0.65%. Add the trading margin from the above chart or from the tables to 0.65% 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.

ASX-LISTED FLOATING RATE NOTES

COMPANYCODEBOND
TYPE
MATURITYISSUE
MARGIN
TRADING
MARGIN
Δ WEEKWEEK
CLOSE
RUNNING
YIELD**
Australian UnityAYUHBBond Series B15-Dec-202.80%5.33%0.16%98.903.51%
CrownCWNHBSub. Note23-Jul-214.00%21.09%8.51%82.005.68%
Bentham IMFIMFHABond31-Jan-224.20%13.11%7.73%87.505.61%
Villa WorldVLWHASnr. Bond21-Apr-224.75%5.37%0.03%100.005.46%
PeetPPCHBBond5-Oct-223.65%6.20%0.80%97.905.48%
Nat. Aust. BankNABPESub. Note Tier 220-Jun-232.20%4.88%1.40%92.003.10%
Qube HoldingsQUBHASub. Note5-Oct-233.90%6.73%1.13%93.004.94%
Australian UnityAYUHCBond Series C15-Dec-242.00%3.51%1.38%94.502.82%
Australian UnityAYUHDBond Series D15-Dec-262.15%4.17%1.65%90.003.13%

** Clean running yield.