Charlie Callan.

About Charlie Callan

Charlie is an integral part of the Investments team, leading generalist corporate coverage across the capital structure and credit fundamentals. Additionally, Charlie leads BondAdviser’s quantitative modelling in respect to relative value analysis and credit portfolio simulations. Read bio >
9 May, 2021

At the Breakdown: Fixed Income State of Play

By |2021-09-24T16:19:37+10:00May 9, 2021|Market Commentary|

Fixed Income Research Investment Strategy At the Breakdown: Fixed Income State of Play We have deep dived into fixed income markets, searching for value before the ruck forms. Despite an awfully weak inflation print, we have little faith in the long end, believing more is needed to understand if pricing pressure is indeed transitory. Ultimately, we believe the RBA will [...]

10 Mar, 2021

Ark of the Covenant

By |2021-09-24T16:20:25+10:00Mar 10, 2021|Market Commentary|

Fixed Income Research Investment Strategy Ark of the Covenant   Jock! Start the Engine! The longer the rout in global bond markets continues, the more difficult it will become for central banks to control. We continue to believe the US and domestic economy will firmly rebound and that the tide has turned for duration. The current predicament for central banks [...]

17 Jul, 2020

We’ve Been LIT Up

By |2021-09-24T16:20:41+10:00Jul 17, 2020|Market Commentary|

Fixed Income Research We’ve Been LIT Up But Will We Return to NAV?   That is a hard question to answer, but there is still a lot of meat on the bone here – both in terms of capital upside but also cash yield. Overall, debt focused Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) have performed well from March lows. Cash distributions have [...]

17 Nov, 2016

New Issue: IAG Capital Notes (Prospective ASX Code: IAGPD)

By |2021-09-24T10:47:11+10:00Nov 17, 2016|Research|

On the 21st of November 2016 Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced a new transaction (click here for announcement),  IAG Capital Notes (Prospective ASX Code "IAGPD"). The purpose of this transaction is to provide regulatory capital for the group but more specifically it will be treated as Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital for regulatory purposes. These securities are structured as perpetual, [...]

26 Oct, 2016

The Changing Investment Research Landscape

By |2021-09-24T10:47:11+10:00Oct 26, 2016|Research|

Who should pay for research use when making investment decisions? For a number of years market stakeholders have debated “unbundling" brokerage and research fees stating it promotes competition and transparency. Typically, in Australia, investors pay a flat percentage rate to trade and receive research (and, for professionals, access to company executives via meetings). In a world where the cost of [...]

4 Aug, 2016

Tabcorp Update

By |2021-09-24T10:48:04+10:00Aug 4, 2016|Research|

Tabcorp posted broadly stable results for the full year ended 30th of June 2016. Revenue and underlying EBITDA both showed slight improvements of 1.5% while underlying net profit increased by 8.5% due to lower interest and depreciation costs. These results exclude significant items relating to establishment of the group’s new online UK wagering business Sun Bets, AUSTRAC Civil Proceedings and [...]