As interest rates fell over the last decade, investors sold their fixed income portfolios and sought yield in property, equity and other higher risk sectors. Now rates are normalising, a defensive holding in your portfolio becomes much more attractive. 

Fixed income portfolio manager Chris Joye of Coolabah Capital joins the podcast to discuss:

• How dramatic rate rises have affected fixed income and other asset classes

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