9 Apr – 13 Apr 2018

Trading margins of ASX-listed notes and bonds fell back after a large spike in the previous week. Trading margins of the majority of ASX-listed corporate notes/bonds contracted and the median margin fell from 2.46% to 1.71%.

Suncorp Notes (ASX code: SUNPD, -100bps), AGL Notes (ASX code: AGLHA, -72bps) and Tatts Bonds (ASX code: TTSHA, -40bps) were the main drivers.

 

The current 3 month BBSW rate is around 2.07%. Add the trading margin from the above chart or from the tables to 2.07% for a 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**
AGL	AGLHA	Sub Note	8-Jun-19	3.80%	1.26%	-0.72%	103.45	5.70%
AMP	AMPHA	Sub Note II	18-Dec-18	2.65%	0.94%	-0.04%	101.48	4.66%
Australian Unity	AYUHB	Unsub. Bond	15-Dec-20	2.80%	1.16%	0.34%	104.10	4.67%
Crown	CWNHA	Sub Note	14-Sep-18	5.00%	2.80%	0.17%	101.51	7.00%
Crown	CWNHB	Sub Note	23-Jul-21	4.00%	3.53%	-0.04%	102.00	5.97%
Bentham IMF	IMFHA	Bond	30-Jun-19	4.20%	2.69%	0.06%	101.90	6.15%
Nat Aust Bank	NABPE	Sub Note T2	20-Jun-23	2.20%	1.71%	-0.15%	102.64	4.17%
Peet	PPCHB	Bond	5-Oct-22	3.65%	3.80%	-0.18%	103.50	6.50%
Qube Holdings	QUBHA	Sub Note	5-Oct-23	3.90%	2.84%	-0.02%	105.00	5.69%
Suncorp-Metway	SUNPD	Sub NoteI T2	21-Nov-18	2.85%	1.46%	-1.00%	101.50	4.87%
Tatts	TTSHA	Snr. Bond	5-Jul-19	3.10%	1.51%	-0.40%	102.05	5.07%
Villa World	VLWHA	Snr. Bond	21-Apr-22	4.75%	4.06%	-0.11%	102.40	6.64%
Westpac	WBCHB	Sub Note T2	22-Aug-18	2.30%	1.63%	-0.31%	100.81	4.35%