Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 Main Body………………………………………………………………………5 Part1 …………………………………………………………………………6 1.1 Current Australian Government Securities Yield Curve…….6 1.2 Implications for Fixed-Interest Managers…………………….8 Part2……………………………………………………………………..…...9 2.1 3-month outlook…………………………………………. ..9 2.2 6 -month outlook……………………………………………11 2.3 12-month outlook…………………………………………...12 Part 3……………………………………………………………………….…13 3.1 Portfolio Composition in Market Value Terms and Face Value Terms 3.1(a) At Commencement of Trading……………………………..13 3.1(b) After Dealing Session 1…………………………………….14 3.1(c) After Dealing Session 2…………………………………….15 3.2 Interest Rate Risk of Portfolio 3.2(a) Portfolio Duration at Commencement of Trading……………17 3.2(b) Portfolio Duration after Dealing Session 1…………………..18 3.2(c) Portfolio Duration after dealing session 2……………………19 3.3 Interest Rate Profile……………………………………………………….20 3.4 Achievement of Objectives with regard to Interest Rate Risk………….22 Part 4 Dealing Session Comparison and Performance Analysis…………24 Conclusion……………………………………………………………….…….26 Bibliography & Other sources…………………………………………….27 Appendix……………………………………………………………..28
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