SGS Bonds: Information for Individuals (2024)

FAQs

How do I check my SGS bond? ›

Singapore Government Securities (SGS) bonds pay a fixed rate of interest and have maturities ranging from 2 to 50 years. There are three categories of SGS bonds – SGS (Market Development), SGS (Infrastructure) and Green SGS (Infrastructure).

The redemption period opens on the 1st business day of each month and closes on the 4th last business day of the month. You will receive your redemption proceeds along with any accrued interest by the 2nd business day of the following month.

You can redeem your Savings Bonds in any given month before the bond matures, with no penalty for exiting your investment early. To redeem, submit your request by the closing date through the following channels: Cash investments - DBS/POSB , OCBC and UOB internet banking or ATMs, and OCBC's mobile application.

In most cases, if you have a brokerage account, you will have access to that firm's research tools, which may include bond quotes and other information. This is the first place that you should look when seeking bond information.

For example, if you had bought S$10,000 worth of the 50-year Green SGS bond with a coupon rate of 3% p.a., you would be getting S$300 in the form of two interest payments (S$150 each) every year.

SGS (formerly Société Générale de Surveillance (French for General Society of Surveillance)) is a Swiss multinational company headquartered in Geneva, which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Its 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide.

Savings Bonds offer you a return that corresponds with how long you hold them for. You receive less interest at the start, but the amount "steps up" or increases over time. The longer you hold your Savings Bonds, the higher your effective return.

The only option for cashing electronic savings bonds is by logging in to your TreasuryDirect account online. If you have paper savings bonds, you can fill out the appropriate form and mail it and the bonds you want to cash to the Treasury Retail Securities Services — the address is listed on FS Form 1522.

How to withdraw money from bonds? ›

If you'd like to take money out of Premium Bonds, but make sure that certain Bonds are kept in the draw, you can do this online using a form. You can also download, print and complete a cashing in form. Then post your completed form to us together with the Bond certificates to be cashed in (if you have them).

SSB is a lower-risk investment option with a guaranteed interest rate, while SGS is a higher-risk investment with the potential for higher returns. To decide which type of bond is right for you, it is important to understand the differences between them.

How do I cash my electronic bonds? Go to your TreasuryDirect account. Go to ManageDirect. Use the link for cashing securities.

It's possible to redeem a savings bond as soon as one year after it's purchased, but it's usually wise to wait at least five years so you don't lose the last three months of interest when you cash it in. For example, if you redeem a bond after 24 months, you'll only receive 21 months of interest.

Redemption of Bonds

The bonds are redeemed on the date of maturity on surrender of the duly discharged bond certificates (by signing on the reverse of the bonds with Revenue Stamp of Re. 1/-) by Registered bondholders. The record date for redemption is one month prior to the deemed date of encashment / redemption.

For individual investors, if your application for the T-bills was successful, the T-bills holding will be reflected in your respective accounts after the issuance date. For cash applications: You can check your CDP notification statement via CDP Internet after 6pm on issuance date.

FINRA provides comprehensive, real-time access to fixed income security and trade information compiled from multiple sources, including but not limited to TRACE, Refinitiv, S&P, Moody's, and Black Knight Technologies.