Yield Hunters

We’re excited to reunite with Mr Chue En Yaw, Chief Investment Officer at Azalea Investment Management for the launch of Astrea 7. 

In this episode, we take a peek at the motivation behind issuing Class B bonds for retail investors. Listen on as we also raise questions about the current rising interest rate environment and geopolitical tensions.

Do fixed deposit rates of around 5% for a tenor of 2-3 years sound appealing to you? In this podcast, we take a closer look at India’s fixed income instruments. 

You probably would have heard of ESG bonds, especially with its rising popularity. But what goes into it? In this episode, we will be talking about the different forms of ESG bonds and its growth. Listen on as we dive deeper into discussions about the ‘greenium’ and why we should be looking at such bonds.

Aside from scoring goals, Inter Milan has also recently scored themselves a 425 million-euro bond to refinance its debt. This is the episode where football meets finance, as we discuss how the Suning Group-owned football club can resolve its financial woes and the possible challenges ahead. 

Is the faster pace of tapering and upcoming rate hikes worrying you? In this episode, we answer the golden question on whether bonds can help investors beat inflation.

Hear our senior fixed income analyst Dexter Tan explain the impact of tapering bond purchases and interest rates on the economy. We dive deeper into how higher interest rates affect Singapore banks, and share recommendations on how investors can prepare their portfolio to safeguard their interests.

The global economic recovery will continue into 2022. As we see a gradual return to normalcy, we met with senior portfolio manager You Weiren to learn how he would position his portfolio for the year ahead. 

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without bonds? Would everything change, or nothing at all? 

While bonds typically have a reputation of being boring, there must be a reason why this asset class still continues to grow. In this episode, we learn from our Senior Fixed Income Analyst Dexter Tan about the origins of bonds, if we really still need them, and most importantly – why?

You might have heard others say bonds should not be part of a young person’s portfolio. Couple of reasons why: young investors have more time, lesser responsibilities and a vaster field for mistakes. But can you really be too young for bonds? In this episode, we dive deep into this discussion with Ko Yang Zhi, Investment Advisory Team Director at iFAST Global Market and Lim Teng Chong, Fixed Income Analyst from the Bondsupermart Team. 

The most anticipated private equity bond offering for 2021 has been launched, and it comes in three tranches: Class A-1 Retail 3%, Class A2 3.25% and Class B 4.35%. 

In this episode, we speak with Mr Chue En Yaw, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Funds at Azalea Investment Management to share with us about Astrea VI, and discuss intricacies like vintage years and the cash flow structure of the bonds.

In a time when bonds were (and still are) typically made available to institutional and HNW investors, Azalea Investment Management made headlines when they issued Astrea IV, the first ever Private Equity bond accessible to retail investors in Singapore. 

With their latest issue being the Astrea V, these unique bonds are rated investment grade, issued by a subsidiary of Temasek (albeit not guaranteed), and provide investors with a novel option within the modest range of Singapore retail bonds. In this episode, we speak with Lim Jun Jie, Associate Director at Azalea Investment Management to find out more about the Astrea bonds, how such private equity bonds work and how they can add value to our investment portfolios.