A new era for tactical fixed income

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) recently revealed plans to phase out Australian banks’ use of additional tier one (AT1) capital which APRA believes is riskier, thereby seeking to enhance the overall stability of the banking system. \nThe announcement came on the heels of a surge in interest in corporate hybrids sparked by the successful raising for Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed mall operator Scentre Group (ASX: SCG). Yarra’s outlook for Australia’s hybrid bond market—of which bank AT1 hybrids make up around $41 billion—considers these latest proposed regulatory changes while focusing on the future potential for hybrids in funding corporate Australia’s energy transition ambitions.\nInvestors and issuers alike are now navigating a market partly in transition. More immediately it seems that in the wake of APRA’s announcement, some are betting that a shrinking pool of Australian bank hybrids will drive up demand, pushing prices higher and yields lower across Australia’s big four banks. Since last month’s announcement, spreads for Tier 1 securities have contracted ~16bps—so retail investors are eager to bid up assets and get a larger slice of a shrinking pool.\nWhile uncertainty prevails in hybrid bank issuance for now, and short-term opportunities may arise, over the longer-term a broader set of dynamics is emerging for hybrids, particularly in sectors like energy and infrastructure. \nExpanding role in Australia’s energy transition\nThe potential scale of the energy transition in Australia offers an exciting growth opportunity for corporate hybrids. As energy transition projects such as new transmission lines and large-scale generation get underway, hybrids can and should play a role in funding the significant upfront capital costs and become a permanent feature of issuer capital structures.\nWe estimate a total system investment of $400 billion is required by 2050 in order to decarbonise Australia’s energy market with a focus on new energy generation including investment in wind farms, solar, batteries, and associated transmission assets.\nIt is highly unlikely that equity alone will foot the bill for these expensive projects and that is why we see hybrids as an increasingly popular funding source in Australia’s transition to a low-carbon economy, offering flexibility and capital efficiency.\n\nThe sheer size of the capital requirement means that corporates will need to tap into multiple funding sources, and hybrids offer a lower-cost alternative to pure equity issuance.\nFor large-scale energy transition projects, such as new transmission lines and renewable energy facilities, hybrids offer a way to fund significant upfront capital costs without putting undue strain on a company’s balance sheet.\nFor that reason, we expect large blue-chip generation companies like AGL (ASX: AGL), Origin (ASX: ORG), APA (ASX: APA), and even Woodside (ASX: WPL) and Santos (ASX: STO) along with transmission companies like Austnet and Transgrid, to tap into hybrid issuance as part of their funding strategies for energy transition plans.\nThe recent success of Scentre's corporate hybrid raising demonstrates this growing interest from non-financial corporates looking to leverage a flexible funding tool, and we expect this interest to grow from here with further non-financial corporate issuance likely in FY2025.\nWhile APRA’s move signals tighter regulatory scrutiny and a potential decline in AT1 hybrid issuance by banks, there is also the possibility that as major bank issuance retreats in APRA’s suggested 2027-2032 transition period, corporate issuers may step in to fill the gap.\nBringing it back to fundamentals\nAs the APRA development demonstrates, assessing and pricing the inherent risks of hybrids becomes trickier with regulatory change in the mix. But these upheavals should be viewed as atypical events in a sector that is actually offering attractive returns akin to longer term equity market averages, with the ‘higher for longer’ rates, which are thematic for fixed income assets, here to stay.\nWe are forecasting a new era for tactical fixed income, characterised by sustained, higher yields. In this environment, investors, particularly those focused on investment-grade assets, are increasingly comfortable holding instruments such as hybrids, viewing the attractive yields on offer as ample compensation for assumed risk.\nWe see further opportunities for investors to access the higher yields and risk-adjusted returns that have made the hybrid instrument so popular recently. \nFurther, with APRA’s decision to phase out AT1 hybrids, there is an expected shift of a substantial pool of capital, estimated to be around $41 billion, that will be seeking new investment avenues. This development is likely to create significant opportunities for corporate hybrids to emerge as a viable alternative for retail investors who are in search of yield. Consequently, we anticipate that corporate hybrid instruments could play a crucial role in filling the gap left by the diminishing bank hybrid market. This shift could potentially lead to a resurgence of hybrid issuance on the ASX, ensuring that investors continue to have access to the attractive yields they have grown accustomed to with bank hybrids, but now through corporate issuance by larger, investment-grade companies.\nIn addition to the rise of corporate hybrids, another area that warrants close attention as AT1 hybrids are phased out is the potential for Bank Tier 2 paper – that is, subordinated debt which provides an additional layer of protection for banks – to become more prominent on the ASX.\nIt is conceivable that banks may opt for increased Tier 2 issuance as a strategic move to maintain access to retail capital pools and fulfil their capital requirements while they gradually wind down their AT1 hybrid instruments. This strategic shift towards Tier 2 issuance could provide banks with the necessary flexibility to navigate the changing regulatory landscape and continue to meet their capital needs effectively. \nHybrids in portfolio construction\nA key performance factor here is the issuer's credit strength—when dealing with investment-grade hybrids from strong issuers, the chance of conversion or extension is significantly diminished but investors still get rewarded for taking on what are essentially low-probability events.\nThese features allow investors to effectively double the credit spread, significantly\nincreasing returns without taking on a disproportionate increase in risk. For instance,\ninvestors in Scentre Group’s recent hybrid issuance picked up a credit spread that\nwas 1.8 to 1.9 times the spread on the company’s senior debt, providing a return\nclose to 6%.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSource: YCM, Oct 2024.\nThat is one core, attractive feature of non-financial hybrids and why they should be a mainstay of a balanced fixed income portfolio. From an investors’ perspective, having exposure to hybrids enables you to increase portfolio returns without diluting the portfolio’s investment grade quality.\nWith the potential to deliver equity-like returns in a fixed income framework, hybrids offer investors a balanced option within a portfolio. We also view the ‘higher for longer’ interest rate outlook as a factor to consider when assessing their role within a portfolio. When traditional bond yields are relatively low, hybrids can deliver a premium over other fixed income instruments without compromising credit quality.\nThere are also the diversification benefits of hybrids to consider, blending as they do the characteristic of both debt and equity.\nMyths about hybrids\nThere are several misconceptions about hybrid securities that often lead to a misunderstanding of their risk and reward profile, particularly among investors who may equate them with pure equity. One common myth is that hybrid bonds are simply ‘equity in disguise’. While hybrids can have equity-like features, particularly in times of financial stress, as mentioned their risk-reward profile more closely tracks the underlying credit quality of the issuer.\nProvided you are investing in high-quality issuers the likelihood of hybrids not being refinanced at their call (redemption) dates or experiencing write-downs should be quite low.\nThis is why, despite these structural complexities, we believe hybrids offer compelling risk-adjusted returns over both the short and long term. Their attractive yields compensate investors for these theoretical risks, while the actual occurrence of negative outcomes remains infrequent.\nThis dynamic has made hybrids a popular choice among sophisticated fixed income investors seeking higher returns without assuming the full risk profile of equity.\nAn elegant solution for balancing capital needs and sustainability goals\nFor corporate issuers, hybrids offer a number of attractive properties, particularly if a company is looking to fund expensive infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, raise capital without having to sell assets, or strengthen their balance sheet.\nBecause of their ‘hybrid’ nature—whereby half of the amount on issuance is counted as equity and, therefore, not included in that gearing calculation—hybrids can be a great source of capital flexibility. This can mean the ability to run a little bit more debt, negate the need for asset sales, optimise the amount of equity capital, or support and protect a credit rating.\nThese useful features make them relatively more appealing as a funding instrument for utilities and other infrastructure providers where capital is intensive and locked into large-scale projects with long-term build horizons. That is why we expect hybrids to feature more prominently in Australia’s utilities sector, providing flexible capital sources for the energy transition build, including both for renewable energy infrastructure and energy transition infrastructure. \nScentre Group’s successful, high-profile bond issuance earlier this month placed hybrids and their investment features squarely back in the spotlight, signalling to investors the return of attractive investment-grade hybrids. Coupled with the regulatory changes that may usher in the end of traditional bank-issued hybrid securities like AT1’s, and it is safe to say this is a sector in flux with some eye-catching opportunities ahead.\n\n\n\nManaged Fund\nYarra Enhanced Income Fund\nAustralian Fixed Income\n\n\nView\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNever miss an update\n\n    Enjoy this wire? 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