Category Archive: Market

Australia in Focus : Antipodean Finals

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Australia just booked the final spot in the World Cup Cricket against none other than New Zealand, the alternative being South Africa, which makes it a perfect Antipodean finish or, would have been,… Continue reading →

FX Lesson 4 : The Road To Riches In The Zero Sum Game

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I have been meaning to write about this for a while now with thoughts fermenting in that dusty old brain for years as I procrastinate on grounds that it would serve little purpose… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : A New Chapter Begins

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My apologies. This is Not Another Tribute to Our Dearly Departed Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew, who has been called away from this world of ours and is resting in peace and therefore… Continue reading →

Brekkie Bond Wrap

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Daily Credit Wrap: Investment Grade: After a weak start, Asian credits saw good buying as US Treasury yields moved higher. We heard of strong demand for BBB credits like CITPAC and NOBLE. Petronas… Continue reading →

Bond Market Developments : Singapore Savings Bonds, Retail Bonds and ETFs

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“The government will introduce the new Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB), a type of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) for local individual investors, announced Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, at… Continue reading →

New Stanchart USD CoCo Issue : Perp NC5 High 6%

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Edz is out today so you will have to listen to my rant instead.   Issuer: Standard Chartered PLC (the “Issuer”) Instrument: US$[●] Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities Tenor: Perpetual-NC5… Continue reading →

SGD NEW ISSUE REVIEW : GALLANT VENTURE 3Y LOW 7%

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Issuer:  Gallant Venture Ltd. Status:  Senior, unsecured, off USD500m EMTN Programme Rating:  Unrated Format:   Reg S, S274 & 275 of Singapore SFA Tenor: 3 Years Issue Size: TBD Initial Price Guidance:  Low 7%… Continue reading →

Brekkie Bond Wrap

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Daily Credit Wrap:  Investment Grade: It was an active session in the Asian credit markets with spreads consolidating across sectors. Underlying tone remains relatively firm though markets did give back some gains on… Continue reading →

SGD Rates Weekly : The Advi-SOR

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LIBOR RATES 1 month 0.174% 3 month 0.2668% 6 month 0.39735% 23/3/15 FEB CPI MoM 0.1%, expected 0.3% FEB CPI YoY -0.3%, expected -0.2% FEB Core CPI 1.3%, expected 1.2% CPI falls for… Continue reading →

SGD New Issue Review : HNA Group (International) 2Y 7%

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HNA Group (International) SGD 2 YR – HNA Group (International) SGD 2yr announced on the back of strong IOIs from SG Roadshow – Initial price guidance: 7% area – Size: TBD – Timing:… Continue reading →