Markets & Investing

Chart of the Day: SGS Swap Rate Curve

OCBC says the 30-year swap rate traded 4bps lower for the past month, defying the rest of swap curve.

Chart of the Day: SGS Swap Rate Curve

OCBC says the 30-year swap rate traded 4bps lower for the past month, defying the rest of swap curve.

Singapore M&A's hit third consecutive quarterly decline

Mergers and acquisitions in the region plunged 24.6% from 4Q11 to US$5.7b.

Chart of the Day: SGS Bond Yield Curve

The SGS bond yield curve has adjusted higher in the wake of the improving US economy and risk appetite plus the recent US Treasury sell-off.

Supermarkets remain best bet for consumer sector

Pick them for their defensive nature amid a recovering, but still cooled consumer market, advises OCBC.

Creative Master clarifies Business Times article

There was inaccuracy as to the date of trading suspension.

MAS revises take-over and merger rules

What are the key changes you should know about and be preparing for?

Should Singapore investors love the proposed covered bond rules?

Quality maintenance, check; Legal protection, not covered.

STI hit hard by China negativity

It regressed again below the psychological 3,000 level as China showed fresh signs of economic weakness.

SGX launches dual currency trading

A firm can now choose for its listed security to be traded in any two different currency denominations.

Worried about the Indonesian Rupiah?

Find out why investors in the IDR bond market are treading with care.

Chart of the Day: Cumulative weekly flows into major fund groups

Bond funds enjoyed another record week as equity indexes breached key levels, according to EPFR Global.

The key to overcome barriers to growth

“The secret of success is to understand the point of view of others,” said the US carmaker Henry Ford, a man who knew a few things about corporate...

SGX wants to know what you think

SGX is consulting the public on its proposed changes to the reporting and registration of Negotiated Large Trades in the derivatives market.

DBS prices issue of $750m fixed rate subordinated notes

The issuance is part of DBS’ US$15 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme.

Singapore capital markets score key policy boosts

Three new initiatives are looking to raise efficiency and liquidity in the dollar corporate debt market.

Singapore Minister: Try expanding to Kuwait

Development projects abound as the country opens up even more, said Minister Teo Ser Luck.