Australian corporate bonds – the current sweet spot in global fixed income markets

About the Seminar

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and learn more about the Australian corporate bond market and how it presents an excellent opportunity to generate decent sustainable income and returns from Aberdeen Standard Investments. Plus, learn of structures to hold your global investments in a transparent and tax efficient manner before moving back to Australia. With advance and proper planning, correct implementation of such structures could prove to be very advantageous in significantly reducing your tax liability.

Australian corporate bonds have been an overlooked option, despite being one of the world’s higher-quality investment-grade markets. It is an asset class worth considering for investors who are searching for reliable income. For investors holding Australian dollars, Australian corporate bonds offer a stable return over prevalent cash rate. For global investors, they offer superior risk-adjusted returns, and at the same time, are less exposed to the detrimental impact of rising interest rates, as the market is pricing very little movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia over the next year.

Guest Speakers

Speaker: Will Price, Area Sales Manager, ASEAN

Presentation Topic: Moving to Australia – Financial Planning Considerations

Will Price has been with Old Mutual International since 2014 as Area Sales Manager (ASEAN). He brings with him years of experience in sales and client management. Prior to joining Old Mutual International, Will was with Zurich International for 12 years in client centric roles with his last position as Singapore Sales Manager. In Old Mutual International, Will is responsible for identifying new business opportunities and developing existing relationships / business levels with local and expatriate financial advisory firms across Singapore & SE Asia. Will specialises in High Net Worth Insurance solutions for corporate and individual High Net Worth clients. Will holds a degree from Northumbria University.

Speaker: Nick Bishop, Head of Australian Fixed Income, Australia

Presentation Topic: Australian corporate bonds – the current sweet spot in global fixed income markets

Nick Bishop is the Head of Fixed Income in Australia and a member of both the Credit and Sector Allocation team and the Risk Oversight Group. He joined Aberdeen in 2007, following Aberdeen’s acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management (Australia) Limited. Nick spent two years at Canada Life Insurance Co as a financial services consultant before joining Deutsche in 1998. He was a member of the UK economic team, helping to formulate and implement interest rate strategy before becoming a fund manager and credit analyst in the credit team. Nick graduated from the University of Sheffield with a First Class Honours degree in Law and Criminology. He is also a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute.