AUSTRALIA: ASX Launches ETF Bond and Credit Index Futures with Bloomberg Indices

Monday August 24 2026

On 24^th August 2026, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in collaboration with Bloomberg Indices, launched Australia’s first exchange-traded Bond and Credit Index Futures, giving institutional investors a simpler way to access and manage exposure to Australian fixed income markets.

The new contracts are based on the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index (BACM0) and Bloomberg AusBond Credit Index (BACR0), two widely used index benchmarks across Australia’s fixed income market. One tracks a broad mix of Australian bonds, including government, semi-government, supranational and corporate bonds, while the other focuses on Australian corporate bonds.

By using these contracts, investors can manage risk or gain market exposure without needing to buy or sell a large number of individual bonds. This can help fund managers, superannuation funds and ETF issuers manage portfolios more efficiently, particularly when responding to market movements, managing cash flows or adjusting fixed income exposure.

The launch brings a globally established product structure to Australia and expands ASX’s interest rate derivatives offering, introducing the first exchange-traded futures contracts over Bloomberg AusBond Indices.

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