Summary: No clear direction to trading margin movements; several large movements over week.
Trading margins of ASX-listed notes and bonds did not move in any particular direction this week. The trading margin of Qube Subordinated Notes (ASX code: QUBHA, -86bps) dropped significantly while Peet Bonds (ASX: PPCHB, +56bps) moved noticeably in the opposite direction. The margin of Omni Bridgeway Bonds (ASX: OBLHA, -50bps) continued to swing up and down.
Note: IMF Bentham (ASX code: IMF) 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
| COMPANY | CODE | BOND TYPE | MATURITY | ISSUE MARGIN | TRADING MARGIN | Δ WEEK | WEEK CLOSE | RUNNING YIELD** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Unity | AYUHB | Bond Series B | 15-Dec-20 | 2.80% | 2.98% | 0.23% | 100.37 | 2.89% |
| Crown | CWNHB | Sub. Note | 23-Jul-21 | 4.00% | 12.71% | 1.51% | 93.05 | 4.39% |
| Omni Bridgeway | OBLHA | Bond | 31-Jan-22 | 4.20% | 4.76% | -0.50% | 100.00 | 4.32% |
| Villa World | VLWHA | Snr. Bond | 21-Apr-22 | 4.75% | 6.31% | 0.05% | 100.00 | 4.95% |
| Peet | PPCHB | Bond | 5-Oct-22 | 3.65% | 5.66% | 0.56% | 99.00 | 4.83% |
| Nat. Aust. Bank | NABPE | Sub. Note Tier 2 | 20-Jun-23 | 2.20% | 1.85% | -0.02% | 101.50 | 2.27% |
| Qube Holdings | QUBHA | Sub. Note | 5-Oct-23 | 3.90% | 2.13% | -0.86% | 105.79 | 3.80% |
| Australian Unity | AYUHC | Bond Series C | 15-Dec-24 | 2.00% | 2.14% | 0.01% | 99.80 | 2.10% |
| Australian Unity | AYUHD | Bond Series D | 15-Dec-26 | 2.15% | 2.53% | -0.34% | 98.35 | 2.29% |