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Singapore Government Bonds (SGS) will be more visible to investors when listed on SGX
By Investment Moats  •  January 10, 2011

Not many local folks know about how to invest in Singapore Government Bonds. They can:

  1. Purchase via auctions through the 3 local banks (OCBC, UOB and DBS).
  2. Purchase through Fundsupermart.com.

Now there is a third method which is through SGX when it is listed by mid 2011:

Singapore government bonds will begin trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI) by the middle of this year, providing retail investors with a safe but higher-yielding alternative to bank deposits, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Monday.

He said retail investors concerned about the low savings rates can also participate in government bond auctions or buy high-quality corporate bonds that are now traded in smaller lot sizes on the exchange.

Singapore’s annual inflation hit 3.8% in November, the highest since January 2009, and analysts said the rate could accelerate further in the first few months of 2011, prompting the central bank ...

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By Investment Moats
Investment Moats is set up by Kyith Ng and have been around since 2005. He aims to share his experiences making sense of money, how money works and ways to grow his money. It hopes that by sharing his experiences, both good and bad, season investors can advice and critique his decisions and new investors can learn from them and find their own style ...
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