Bond ratings are representations of the creditworthiness of corporate or government bonds. In this episode, we discuss more on how bonds are rated with Willie Keng, Founder of Dividend Titan.com.  ..read more

Banks issue by tiers such as Additional Tier 1, Tier 2 or even Tier 3. Tune in to this episode and learn more about the tier system, as well as the Credit Suisse wipeout with our guest speaker, Fixed Income Analyst Wong Di Ming.  ..read more

Join us as we speak with Mr Chue En Yaw, Chief Investment Officer at Azalea Investment Management on the Astrea Bonds. With interest rates at record highs, how does the macro environment today impact the Astrea Bonds and its investors? Listen on as Mr Chue shares more on the Astrea Bonds’ performance and the various structural safeguards which lends it credit strength and resilience.  ..read more

The most anticipated private equity bond offering for 2021 has been launched, and it comes in three tranches: Class A-1 Retail 3%, Class A2 3.25% and Class B 4.35%.  In this episode, we speak with Mr Chue En Yaw, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Funds at Azalea Investment Management to share with us about Astrea VI, and discuss intricacies like vintage years and the cash flow structure of the bonds ..read more

Given that Chinese property developer Logan Group failed to make its interest payments and hence defaulted, what will happen to its projects in Singapore? In this episode, we explore the options homebuyers have in such situations.  ..read more

What are dim sum bonds, and why do they exist? In our new podcast episode, we explore the Chinese bond market, demand for CNH bonds and look at the growth opportunities for dim sum bonds ..read more

As widely expected, the August tranche of Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) was oversubscribed, surging 85% higher than the already-popular July tranche. If you hit the quantity ceiling, what alternatives can you look at? Singapore Government Securities (SGS) could be a good option. Tune in to hear guest speaker, Gerald Wong, Founder of Beansprout debate with our Senior Fixed Income Analyst Lim Teng Chong over which is better ..read more

Can bitcoin + bond = an equation that works? We invited Alvin Chow, the CEO and Founder of Dr. Wealth, to discuss El Salvador’s bond that will be issued as a tokenized security on Blockstream’s Liquid network.  ..read more

The Singdollar bond market has seen a lot of new issuances lately, particularly in April as issuers priced new bonds ahead of the Fed rate hike in May. Will it still be as busy moving forward? We speak with Fixed Income Analyst Wang Hoong Wei from iFAST Singapore for trends that investors can look out for ..read more

We’re excited to reunite with Mr Chue En Yaw, Chief Investment Officer at Azalea Investment Management for the launch of Astrea 7.  In this episode, we take a peek at the motivation behind issuing Class B bonds for retail investors. Listen on as we also raise questions about the current rising interest rate environment and geopolitical tensions ..read more