mof announces 13 market makers for debt market

MoF announces 13 market makers for debt market

Thirteen commercial banks and securities firms will be allowed to join the debt market or Government bonds (G-bonds) market in Viet Nam this year.
govt bond yields hit record low

Gov’t bond yields hit record low

Government bond yields hit a record low in December 2019, with the interest rates of Treasury bonds of all terms seeing decreases by between 0.03 and 0.37 percentage points compared to November.
vpbank scoops up best bond house in asia award

VPBank scoops up Best Bond House in Asia award

The Asset, Asia's most reliable finance magazine, has recently awarded VPBank the Best Bond House in Asia title, adding to the fame of being the first Vietnamese institution with successful bond issuance on the international market since 2014.
masan group to mobilise 43478 million through bonds

Masan Group to mobilise $434.78 million through bonds

Masan Group has just approved the decision to issue 100 million bonds worth VND10 trillion ($434.78 million) altogether. with a maximum term of 36 months to expand its business, lending to its unit, and repay a loan.
vpbank completes buying back bad debts from vamc

VPBank completes buying back bad debts from VAMC

Privately-held Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) has just completed buying back all the outstanding bonds (bad debts) at state-owned Vietnam Asset Management Company – dubbed as the "bad debts bank" – providing the foundations for profit growth in the forthcoming years.
invested in the future of corporate bond market

Invested in the future of corporate bond market

Eastspring Investments is a global asset manager with Asia at its core, offering innovative investment solutions to meet the financial needs of clients. It manages a total of over $215 billion across equity, fixed income, multi asset, quantitative, and alternative strategies on behalf of institutional and individual investors globally.
g bond market aims to become a safe and effective investment tool

G-bond market aims to become a safe and effective investment tool

Viet Nam’s Government bond (G-bond) market would become a safe, effective and highly lucrative investment mechanism for commercial banks, insurance networks, investment funds and foreign investors.
mekong reasserts bonds with japan

Mekong reasserts bonds with Japan

The business community and local people are lining up to take part in a cultural and trade exchange programme with Japan at one of the Mekong Delta region’s biggest international events, which will take place in Can Tho city from November 29.
firms issue 771 billion usd worth of bonds in 10 months

Firms issue 7.71 billion USD worth of bonds in 10 months

The total value of corporate bonds was 178.7 trillion VND (7.71 billion USD) in January-October this year, according to SSI Retail Research.
interest rates of g bonds plunge in 10 years

Interest rates of G-bonds plunge in 10 years

Over the past 10 years, the interest rates of successfully-issued Government bonds (G-bonds) have decreased significantly, saving thousands of billions of dong for the State budget, contributing to regulate and stabilise the macroeconomy.
anonymous foreign investor buys entire batch of phu my hung bonds

Anonymous foreign investor buys entire batch of Phu My Hung bonds

Phu My Hung Development Corporation has mobilised VND800 billion ($34.78 million) for real estate projects from a "secret" foreign investor through bond sales.
vietnam bond market continues growth

Vietnam bond market continues growth

Vietnam’s local currency bond market grew 2.6 per cent to US$52.9 billion in the second quarter of this year, after a 0.7 per cent expansion in the first quarter.
corporate bond issuance rises in eight months transparency still biggest concern

Corporate bond issuance rises in eight months, transparency still biggest concern

A total of VND117 trillion (US$5.03 billion) worth of corporate bond notes were raised in the first eight months of 2019, according to SSI Securities Corporation’s research unit.
banks warned about risks of real estate corporate bonds

Banks warned about risks of real estate corporate bonds

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has instructed local banks to better control risks in corporate bond investment, especially bonds of real estate firms.
hunting for income amid falling yields

Hunting for income amid falling yields

About $13 trillion worth of bonds in the global marketplace now offer a negative yield. Perhaps most starkly, a rising number of riskier, so-called high yield or ‘junk’ bonds in Europe are offering a negative yield. Understandably, many investors question why they would lend to an entity and assume credit risk knowing they will get back less money tomorrow than they have today.