Category Archive: Rates/Bonds

Australia In Focus : Wallflower Days

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Iron Ore Completes Fifth Weekly Loss as ‘Worst Is Yet to Come’ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-21/iron-ore-heads-for-fifth-weekly-loss-on-global-glut-china-data.html   Again we have China coming to the rescue of the AUD dollar with Australia’s own central bank a bystander… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Bad Bonds, Bad Bonds, Whatcha Gonna Do ?

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Whatcha gonna do ? Whatcha gonna do When they come for you? ~ Bob Marley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2ci9CyiwI&hl=en-GB&gl=SG Karma beckons as we get more and more calls for bubble in credits, the latest now from… Continue reading

SGD New Issue Review : HDB 12Y 3.22%

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NEW ISSUE – HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD 12Y SGD  3.22% ISSUE: Housing and Development Board RATING:    Unrated SERIES: 062 FORMAT: Reg S Bearer / Off the Issuer’s SGD32  billion Multicurrency Medium Term Note Programme… Continue reading

SGD Bonds : 2014 Hall Of Shame

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A friend was complaining to me about some prices that are not holding up to screen levels. Being a savvy investor, he checked the Bloomberg price before asking for a bid only to… Continue reading

SGD New Issue Review : Protelindo Finance 10Y 3.35%

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NEW ISSUE: PROTELINDO FINANCE B.V. SGD 10 YR – INITIAL GUIDANCE 3.35% AREA ISSUER:  Protelindo Finance B.V. GUARANTOR:  Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (“CGIF”), a  trust fund of the Asian Development Bank GUARANTEE… Continue reading

Singaporeans, Are Your Loans Feeling Heavier ?

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If you notice that your monthly instalments are getting a little higher, you are spot on the fact that 1 month SIBOR is at its highest levels in 4 years. Ok, we cannot… Continue reading

SGD New Issue Review : SEMBCORP SGD 7Y & 12Y

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NOTICE : PLEASE LINK BACK TO THIS SITE IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS POST.   NEW ISSUE: SEMBCORP SGD 7Y – New Sembcorp SGD 7yrs announced. Deal is anchored – Initial price… Continue reading

SGD New Issue Review : Aspial 4Y 5.625%

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Aspial is paying up ! 2012 Jul   Aspial 3 year 5.2% SGD 85 mio Sep Aspial 2 year 4.65% SGD 65 mio (matured) * coupons revised higher due to covenant breach last year… Continue reading

Australia In Focus : Nothing Much To Say

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Australia is so dependent on the world that I really do not have much to say about them at this point. The China FTA letter of intent this morning is supportive as well… Continue reading

Market View : New Asian Bond Trading Platform Is Bad News

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FT reports that SGX, Banks Discuss Starting Asian Corporate-Bond Platform. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/47a5051c-6d44-11e4-b125-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3JA117a8C The banks, asset mgrs include UBS, Schroders and Alliance Bernstein. My initial assessment is that it is bad for current investors and… Continue reading