Astrea VI Bond IPO: Why You Should Have Applied Via Private Placement

On March 8, I have alerted readers of the latest Astrea VI Bond issuance through my blog and Telegram Channel. Astrea has just announced its Astrea VI allocation

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Astrea VI Bonds – New issuance of Azalea PE-backed Bonds

I wrote an article in 2019 when Astrea V was launched, I was not thrilled with PE bond offering such a low yield of 3.8% back then. But

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) First USD Bond

Singapore Airlines’ (SIA), whose business was greatly affected by the global pandemic, is issuing its first US dollar bond today. SIA, whose biggest investor is Temasek, had in

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Aviva Singlife First SGD Bond – 3.375% coupon

In September, Aviva and Singlife have announced that they are merging into one company. For funding the purchase consideration of acquisition and capital adequacy purposes, they have issued

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New Temasek Bond Issues – 50 years!

Would you buy a 50 years bond with only 2.7% interest? Probably not. But when Temasek issues such bonds, they are oversubscribed. I explained before that contrary to

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What is an Accredited Investor

When you deal with investment products, you may stumble upon the term “Accredited Investor”. Accredited investors (AI) are often referring to High Networth Individuals. They have access to

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