Temasek exploring retail bond issuance

[SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings is exploring ways to offer bonds to retail investors in Singapore, a spokesman said yesterday.

"This will provide an alternative investment opportunity for those seeking stable returns with lower risks," Stephen Forshaw, Temasek's managing director of corporate affairs, said in a statement on the Singapore investment company's website.

Mr Forshaw told The Business Times that issuance is unlikely in the immediate term, as "there's still quite a bit of work to be done and we're very keen to continue that pace of work and hoping to do something in the medium term".