Covered bonds from S'pore banks on the cards

Sources say lack of clarity over title issues close to being sorted out

Published Fri, Aug 22, 2014 · 10:00 PM

Singapore

THE first covered bond issue from a Singapore bank could finally be on its way as regulators near an agreement to open a market estimated to be worth S$25 billion.

Singapore's central bank set rules for covered bonds almost a year ago, but the first deals have been delayed for lack of clarity over title issues involving the city's pension fund.