Although the Covid-19 pandemic has led ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) investors in Asia to perceive markets as…
Category: BOND/FX
THAI GOV’T CONSIDERS INCREASING BONDS SOLD VIA E-WALLET APP
The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to increase the issuance of government savings bonds…
MYANMAR MILITARY COUP REMOVES CENTRAL BANK CHIEF
As news of the military coup in Myanmar reached the halls of the Bank of Japan,…
SINGAPORE SETS YEAREND TARGET FOR SHIFT AWAY FROM LIBOR
Singapore signaled that local banks and borrowers should move away from using the discredited London interbank…
C19 EDGES PHILIPPINES DEEPER INTO DEBT
By Beatrice M. Laforga Philippines’ outstanding debt reached P9.8 trillion (US$203.7 billion) at the end of…
CREDITORS TO VOTE ON DISTRESSED SHIPPER’S FATE
Creditors to struggling Singapore shipper Pacific International Lines Pte (PIL) will vote soon on a restructuring…
SHORT MATURITY THAI BONDS IN DEMAND AS RATE VERDICT NEARS
The prospects for rate easing are boosting demand for shorter-maturity Thai bonds ahead of this week’s first…
ASIA FIXED INCOME ASSETS TO PERFORM WELL IN 2021: MANULIFE
Asset manager says asset class, with its solid fundamentals, poised to be in better shape for…
THAI MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO RAISE US$2 BILLION (THB 60 BILLION) IN SAVINGS BONDS
The government will sell US$2 billion equivalent of Thai baht denominated (THB 60 billion) government savings…
RAM RATINGS: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE TO HIT RM100B-RM110B IN 2021
Malaysia’s corporate bond issuance, which remained robust at RM104.6 billion (U$25.7 billion) in 2020 despite C19…