07-01-2015, 04:56 PM
Update of the bond listings on SGX.
Record year for bond listings on SGX
SINGAPORE (Jan 7): A record $213 billion was raised from bond listings in Singapore last year, as companies sought to diversify their sources of funds and took advantage of low interest rates to borrow from investors.
The amount raised was 21% more than in 2013, according to data released today by the Singapore Exchange.
The total number of bonds listed on SGX as at end-2014 also reached a new high of 521, up from 465 the previous year. In December alone, SGX received 28 new bond listings.
There were a total of 149 bond issuances last year. Almost three-quarters of them were listed on SGX.
Singapore companies that raised funds through the debt market accounted for 26% of the total bonds listed on SGX.
http://www.theedgemarkets.com/sg/article...stings-sgx
Record year for bond listings on SGX
SINGAPORE (Jan 7): A record $213 billion was raised from bond listings in Singapore last year, as companies sought to diversify their sources of funds and took advantage of low interest rates to borrow from investors.
The amount raised was 21% more than in 2013, according to data released today by the Singapore Exchange.
The total number of bonds listed on SGX as at end-2014 also reached a new high of 521, up from 465 the previous year. In December alone, SGX received 28 new bond listings.
There were a total of 149 bond issuances last year. Almost three-quarters of them were listed on SGX.
Singapore companies that raised funds through the debt market accounted for 26% of the total bonds listed on SGX.
http://www.theedgemarkets.com/sg/article...stings-sgx