In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, your host Owen Rask sits down with Philip Brown, Head of Research at FIIG (Fixed Income Investment Group) to discuss:
- How bond markets move before equities
- Understanding credit ratings and junk bonds
- How FIIG helps everyday investors access corporate bonds
- The crossover between strategy in sport and investing
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Topics Covered
- Philip Brown’s unlikely path from gateball to global bond research
- Why bond markets move before equity markets
- What investors can learn from bond pricing and sentiment
- How credit ratings are determined and what they mean
- The role of diversification in a bond portfolio
- Understanding subordinated and junk bonds
- How FIIG makes bonds accessible to everyday investors
- Red flags Philip looks for in a bond issuer
- The overlap between strategic sport thinking and investment research
