17 August – 21 August 2020

Summary: Upward bias to trading margin movements; one particularly large movement over week.

 

Trading margins of ASX-listed notes and bonds displayed a tendency to rise over the week. The trading margin of Omni Bridgeway Bonds (ASX: OBLHA, +55bps) continued to jump around.

Note: IMF Bentham (ASX code: IMF) has changed its name to Omni Bridgeway (ASX code: OBL).

The current 3-month BBSW rate is around 0.10%. 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.

ASX-LISTED FLOATING RATE NOTES

COMPANYCODEBOND
TYPE
MATURITYISSUE
MARGIN
TRADING
MARGIN
Δ WEEKWEEK
CLOSE
RUNNING
YIELD**
Australian UnityAYUHBBond Series B15-Dec-202.80%2.66%0.16%100.362.90%
CrownCWNHBSub. Note23-Jul-214.00%9.93%0.45%95.804.31%
Omni BridgewayOBLHABond31-Jan-224.20%5.68%0.55%98.604.38%
Villa WorldVLWHASnr. Bond21-Apr-224.75%6.21%0.05%100.004.95%
PeetPPCHBBond5-Oct-223.65%5.05%0.05%99.954.78%
Nat. Aust. BankNABPESub. Note Tier 220-Jun-232.20%1.66%-0.05%101.982.26%
Qube HoldingsQUBHASub. Note5-Oct-233.90%2.88%-0.15%103.503.88%
Australian UnityAYUHCBond Series C15-Dec-242.00%2.26%0.14%99.252.12%
Australian UnityAYUHDBond Series D15-Dec-262.15%2.51%-0.34%98.352.29%

** Clean running yield.