bonds

Australia to phase out AT1 bonds for bank capital after Credit Suisse wipeout
Australia to phase out AT1 bonds for bank capital after Credit Suisse wipeout
September 10, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S banking regulator has proposed lenders phase out the use of additional tier 1 (AT1) bonds – the kind of securities that were wiped out after Credit Suisse Group’s...
UOB prices £750 million in floating rate covered bonds
UOB prices £750 million in floating rate covered bonds
September 6, 2024
UOB on Friday (Sep 6) said it priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) of floating rate covered bonds due 2027, under the bank’s US$15 billion global covered bond programme. The bonds...
UOB prices £750 million in floating rate covered bonds
UOB’s 3-year covered bonds priced at 53 points above sterling reference rate
September 6, 2024
UOB on Friday (Sep 6) said it priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) of floating rate covered bonds due 2027, under the bank’s US$15 billion global covered bond programme. The bonds...
Malaysian bonds luring unhedged bets supercharge ringgit rally
Malaysian bonds luring unhedged bets supercharge ringgit rally
September 5, 2024
INVESTORS are snapping up Malaysian bonds without resorting to hedging, supercharging a rally in the country’s currency that’s Asia’s top performer this year.Global funds bought RM8.1 billion (S$2.4 billion)...
Malaysian bonds luring unhedged bets supercharge ringgit rally
Unhedged bets on Malaysian bonds supercharging ringgit rally
September 5, 2024
INVESTORS are snapping up Malaysian bonds without resorting to hedging, supercharging a rally in the country’s currency that’s Asia’s top performer this year.Global funds bought RM8.1 billion (S$2.4 billion)...
PBOC starts bank stress tests to avoid stampede out of bonds
PBOC starts bank stress tests to avoid stampede out of bonds
August 26, 2024
CHINA has initiated stress tests with financial institutions on their bond investments, to make sure they can handle any market volatility should a record-breaking rally reverse, according to state-run...
Asia’s top performing bonds show RBA is shouting into the void
Asia’s top performing bonds show RBA is shouting into the void
August 25, 2024
A RELENTLESS rally in Australian bonds has laid bare how little traders believe that the local central bank will defy peer pressure to stand firm with its hawkish tone.With...
Malaysian bonds set to gain most in EM Asia from treasury rally
Malaysian bonds set to gain most in EM Asia from treasury rally
August 22, 2024
THE sensitivity of emerging Asian bonds to Treasuries is climbing back towards its 2024 peak, with Malaysia’s debt set to be the biggest beneficiary.The 30-day correlation between EM Asia...
Temasek prices 1 billion 10-year and 1.7 billion 30-year offshore Chinese yuan bonds
Temasek prices 1 billion 10-year and 1.7 billion 30-year offshore Chinese yuan bonds
August 22, 2024
This comes after Temasek issued three offshore Chinese yuan bonds earlier this yearTEMASEK Financial (I), also known as TFin-I, priced one billion 10-year and 1.7 billion 30-year offshore Chinese...
Temasek prices 1 billion 10-year and 1.7 billion 30-year offshore Chinese yuan bonds
Temasek’s 10-year yuan bonds yield 2.75%; its 30-year bonds pay out 3.1%
August 22, 2024
This comes after the state investor issued three offshore Chinese yuan bonds earlier this yearTEMASEK Financial (I), also known as TFin-I, priced one billion 10-year and 1.7 billion 30-year...