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SGS In Brief

   
  Issuer  
Government of Singapore.
     
  Typical issue size and maturity  
  S$2 - 3 billion for benchmark bond issues  
  S$900 - 1,000 million for Treasury bill (T-bill) issues  
  The maturity ranges from 3-month to 15 years with  
    3-month and 1-year benchmarks for T-bills and 2-,
5-, 7-, 10-, 15- and 20-year benchmarks for bonds.
 
       
  Form
Registered book-entry system
 
     
  Typical denomination
S$1,000 for bonds and T-bills
 
     
  Listing 
SGS are not listed on the Singapore Exchange
 
     
  Structure  
 


SGS Bonds

  • SGS bonds carry a fixed semi-annual coupon paid on the 1st and 15th of the particular month. In case of holiday, coupon payment occurs on the next business day.
  • Coupon accrual: Interest accrues from the previous coupon date (inclusive) to the settlement date (exclusive).
  • Ex-coupon date rule: SGS trades ex-coupon three working days prior to the coupon date.
  • SGS bonds are non-callable/non-puttable bonds with bullet redemptions.
 
SGS T-Bills
  • SGS T-bills are zero-coupon, and issued and traded on a discount basis.
 
     
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Last modified on 28/3/2007  
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