SINGAPORE-dollar bond prices remain strong despite last week's S$365 million default by Nam Cheong, another offshore support vessel-focused group that has become insolvent.

Jerald C

July 19, 2017

Market Update

Singapore’s GIC plans to acquire 30% of Mergermarket Group

Jerald C

July 19, 2017

Market Update

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) GIC is set to acquire a 30 per cent interest in London-based financial news and data company Mergermarket Group. The purchase is said to deliver BC Partners a return of more than two times its original investment.

Jerald C

July 19, 2017

Market Update

Inside the decades-long quest to bring down financial information giant Bloomberg

Jerald C

July 19, 2017

Market Update

In 1989, Reuters — the legendary international news agency based in London — launched an ambitious and secretive project.

Jerald C

July 8, 2017

Announcements

BondLinc is officially LIVE with Phillip Securities

Jerald C

July 8, 2017

Announcements

We are excited to announce that BondLinc has officially gone live in collaboration with our first partner, Phillip Securities. This is an important first step for BondLinc into a world of automated bond trading.

For more information, the Phillip Securities page can be found here.

Jerald C

July 8, 2017

Market Update

World's first listed social bond draws private banking clients

Jerald C

July 8, 2017

Market Update

SINGAPORE'S BUDDING MARKET FOR SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABILITY BONDS TOOK ANOTHER STEP FORWARD ON THURSDAY WITH AN US$8 MILLION ISSUANCE OF 5.65 PER CENT FOUR-YEAR WOMEN'S LIVELIHOOD BONDS BY IMPACT INVESTMENT EXCHANGE (IIX) TO BE LISTED ON THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE (SGX).

Jerald C

July 5, 2017

Market Update

Brisk trade marks start of China, Hong Kong Bond Connect scheme

Jerald C

July 5, 2017

Market Update

China and Hong Kong launched a long-awaited Bond Connect scheme on Monday that links China's $9 trillion bond market with overseas investors, the latest step in Beijing's efforts to liberalize and strengthen the country's capital markets.

Jerald C

July 4, 2017

Kenya sells additional $9.6 million worth of bonds via mobile phone

Jerald C

July 4, 2017

Kenya started selling another 1 billion shillings ($9.64 million) worth of bonds via mobile phone on Friday after an initial 150 million shillings issued sold out in days.

Jerald C

July 2, 2017

Market Update

MAS launches grant to encourage companies to issue rated Singdollar bonds

Jerald C

July 2, 2017

Market Update

SINGAPORE - Singapore's banking and financial markets regulator has unveiled a grant to encourage companies to issue bonds in the Singapore dollar bond market that are credit rated.