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Fixed Income

Analysis and research on government bonds, savings bonds, T-bills, and other interest-bearing fixed income instruments.

Fixed Income & Sovereign Bonds — Modern Portfolio Theory

Expected annualised return vs. risk (std dev). Colour = Sharpe ratio (green = higher, red = lower). Dashed line = Capital Market Line from risk-free rate (3%).

Sovereign Bonds High Sharpe Mid Sharpe Low Sharpe
Asset / Bond Instrument ISIN / Class Return (ann.) Risk (std dev) Sharpe Ratio
Singapore SGS 30Y Bond Sovereign Sovereign 30Y Benchmark (Sovereign 30Y) 2.71% 10.80% -0.03
Singapore SGS 15Y Bond Sovereign Sovereign 15Y Benchmark (Sovereign 15Y) 2.58% 7.20% -0.06
Singapore Government Bond (10Y SGS) Sovereign Sovereign 10Y Benchmark (SG72C0000004) 2.53% 5.20% -0.09
Singapore SGS 5Y Bond Sovereign Sovereign 5Y Benchmark (Sovereign 5Y) 2.61% 2.80% -0.14
Singapore SGS 2Y Bond Sovereign Sovereign 2Y Benchmark (Sovereign 2Y) 2.73% 1.20% -0.23
Singapore SGS T-Bills (6-Month) Sovereign Sovereign 6M Benchmark (Sovereign T-Bill) 2.82% 0.15% -1.20
Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) Sovereign Sovereign Savings (Sovereign SSB) 2.70% 0.05% -6.00

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