The Singapore Bond Market Interview

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9th May 2016 This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ********************************   I was rather intrigued, and later tickled, when told… Continue reading

**NEW ISSUE: OXLEY MTN PTE. LTD. SGD 4YR AT 5.15%**

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ISSUER: Oxley MTN Pte. Ltd. (“Issuer”) GUARANTOR: Oxley Holdings Limited (“Guarantor”) STATUS: Direct, unsubordinated, unconditional and unsecured TENOR: 4 years OFFER/ISSUE: Up to S$150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4-year bonds due 2020… Continue reading

** NEW ISSUE: G8 EDUCATION LIMITED SGD 3YR – IPG @ 5.75% area **

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Issuer: G8 Education Limited Guarantors: In accordance with the Programme, the Issuer will ensure that, at all times, the consolidated total assets of the Issuer and the subsidiary guarantors (taken as a whole)… Continue reading

** NEW ISSUE : FRASERS HOSPITALITY REIT SGD SUBORDINATED PERPNC5 **

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– A new SGD Subordinated PerpNC5 for Perpetual (Asia) Limited (in its capacity as trustee of Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (“FH-REIT”)) has been announced – Initial Price Guidance at 4.75% area… Continue reading

SGD Monthly Snapshot : No Appreciation for Zero Appreciation

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Our new SGD fx and rates column we hope readers will find useful. Economic Data In April 31 Mar  Money Supply M1 (Feb) YoY -2.1% vs previous -0.6%                Money Supply M2 (Feb)… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – probably as good as it gets for the S&P500 for now

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The barometer of the world economy, the S&P500, had perhaps ran out of steam for now. We had been blessed with the foresight of instilling confidence when the index hit bottom twice in… Continue reading

It’s Just Too Hard to Think About Central Banks

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It is just too hard to think about the central banks these days and I, for one, have been rather pleased with my New Year resolution, shared with my good friend, where we… Continue reading

Investing For Aging – To Look Death In The Eye

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I believe many of us will not think about dying till we arrive into our 40’s and this week has been all about the business of aging and death for me, starting with… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – and the weak suffer what they must

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Yanis Varoufakis’ (Greece’s former Finance Minister) recently published book entitled: “And The Weak Suffer What They Must?” is an interesting read. The most important piece is probably the “Appendix to Chapter 7”, entitled… Continue reading

Frasers Centrepoint 10Yr SGD New Issue

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ISSUER : FCL Treasury Pte. Ltd. GUARANTOR : Frasers Centrepoint Limited STATUS : Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured Notes ISSUER/ISSUE RATING (M/S/F): Unrated ISSUE SIZE : SGD Benchmark FORMAT/DOCS : Registered / Issuer’s… Continue reading