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Below are key highlights for the week ending 12 September 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI declined 0.59% to 118.20.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 2.88%.
- Decline in the SFI was largely attributed to a fall in the SFI Government Bond Index (-0.98%). The SFI Corporate Bond Index was unchanged.
- The SFI Financial Bond Index has gained steadily throughout 2014 (+4.04% YTD). As of the end of August, the index has advanced (monthly basis) in all eight months in 2014.
- The number of debt issuances represented by the SFI has grown at a 5-year CAGR of 19.1%.
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.59% |
-0.85% |
2.74% |
2.88% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.98% |
-1.36% |
2.12% |
2.67% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
0.00% |
-0.06% |
3.72% |
3.22% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.11% |
-0.19% |
3.24% |
2.28% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.06% |
-0.02% |
4.12% |
4.08% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.10% |
0.06% |
4.04% |
3.76% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
-0.06% |
-0.06% |
0.97% |
2.78% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
-0.27% |
-0.49% |
1.85% |
2.67% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
-0.37% |
-0.74% |
3.46% |
2.95% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-0.88% |
-1.24% |
4.24% |
2.92% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-1.78% |
-2.27% |
4.32% |
3.20% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
0.11% |
0.95% |
5.62% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 15 September 2014)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
