Characteristics of Bonds Bonds have a number of characteristics that differentiate one issue from another. We are going to define and describe a number of characteristics in detail below.
1. Nominal value( The nominal value refers to the full principal amount that bond issuer agreed to repay the bondholder or investor when the bond reach maturity. It is also known as principal value or par value.
2. Coupon rate( It is the nominal interest rate that the issuer pays to the bondholders. The bondholder will received return in the form of coupon instead of dividend. It could be pay monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. However, most bonds pay every semi-annually (six months).
3. Terms of maturity( It refers to the number of years over
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These are bonds with a fixed maturity date and also fixed coupon rate. Therefore, government bonds are usually referred to as risk-free bonds. Moreover, coupon or interest payment made either semi-annually or annually . Malaysian Government Securities, Khazanah Bond, Merdeka Savings Bond (Bon Simpanan Merdeka), and so forth are government bond in Malaysia.
Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) are long-term interest bearing bonds issued by Malaysia’s Government to raise fund from the local financial market for development expenditure and working capital. As mention before, government bonds are fixed-rate coupon so MGSs are fixed-rate coupon as well. Furthermore, MGSs have a bullet repayment of principal upon maturity. With the bullet repayment of principal, the issuer does not repay any of the bond principal until the end of the bond period. The principal is then repaid in full. However, the coupon payments are made semi-annually. The government then issued its inaugural Callable MGS 5NC3 in beginning of December . It entitles the issuer to an option to call back or redeem the bonds from the bondholder at par by giving an advance notice of five business
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However, it is a bond that sold at discount below par. Thus, it is providing compensation to the bondholder in the form of capital appreciation. A zero coupon bond is a bond that makes single payment at its maturity. Examples for zero coupon bonds include Malaysian Treasury Bills (MTB).
Malaysian Treasury Bills (MTB) are short term securities issued by the Government of Malaysia. MTBs are used for working capital. MTBs are sold through competitive auction at discount value. It is facilitated by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as well. The MTBs are securities with original maturities not exceeding one year (3 months, 6 months, and 1 year). Furthermore, the holder of MTB can sell their MTB (before maturity) in the secondary market. Likewise, the secondary market for MTB is very active.
(iv) Junk Bonds:
Junk bonds also known as high yield bonds or speculative bonds which are bonds that rated ‘BB’ or lower due to high default risk involved. Therefore, the returns for this type of bond also higher compared to investment grade bonds of the same maturity. “Go active, or don’t go at all” said Samuel Lee, the ETF strategist with Morningstar and editor of Morningstar ETF Investor. Junk bonds occasionally experience sharp losses because of their greater illiquidity, worsening maximum drawdown.
One of the most interesting indigenous groups in the world is the Batek of Malaysia, this is a group of people that live in the oldest rain forest of peninsular Malaysia. Orang ASli means “Original people” in the native Malay Language, and they truly are the original people of the land. Being a nomadic group of hunters and gatherers, means that they are at the mercy of the land and the elements for survival. Batek beliefs note that, the rainforest was created by “superhuman” beings for the Batek to use and will destroy the world and everything on it if the Batek were ever to leave the rainforest ( K.M. Endcott 1979a; Lye 2004). The Batek believe that the “superhuman” beings created the forest for the Batek to harvest, build houses in, and provide also to decorations for their ceremonial rituals.
The active secondary market for high-grade municipal bonds act as a mitigant to short term/ market session price volatility. Average daily trading volume in the municipal market is $10Bn. According to Merrill Lynch, the average typical bid offer spread is 1/4bps on 70% of the trades, ½bps on 20% of the trades and up to 4bps on the remaining. According to Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers the typical bid/offer spread is 1/2bps on 75% of the trades. These tight spreads in the municipal market (particularly the high-grade market) act to mitigate against wide swings in the market which could lead to market losses on a municipal bond portfolio. Therefore, under a liquidation scenario, we feel confident that the collateral can be sold in a short time frame and with little risk of market price deterioration.
A collateral bond is backed by an asset, usually common stock, that adds security and reduces the risk of the bond to the bondholder. If the bond has collateral, the risk of the bond is less so the coupon rate will likely be lower because the bondholder is receiving extra for the added security. If the bond doesn’t have collateral, the risk is greater for the bondholder, so S&S will pay a higher coupon rate to make up for the higher risk. Adding collateral to a bond makes the bond more attractive to bondholders and would it make it easier for S&S Air to sell the bonds but it would also mean that S&S would have to invest more into the bonds they were issuing.
Organizations that decide to issue bonds generally go through a series of steps. Discuss the six steps.
How are ionic and covalent bonding similar? How are they different? You should discuss how they bond and what the major differences are in their nomenclature (the way they are named).
TM is a government-linked corporation, through its substantial shareholder Khazanah Malaysia (Khazanah), the Malaysian Government’s main investment vehicle. It is a major component of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad Composite Index. In 2004, a new Group Chief Executive Officer, Dato Abdul Wahid bin Omar was appointed by Khazanah under a general revamp exercise of the GLCs.
Debt capital refers to money borrowed. Examples of this include bonds and short-term commercial paper. Bonds are more widely used because it provides a company with years to come up with the principal while paying interest only. Bonds are rated (i.e. AAA, AA, BB, etc.), these ratings correspond to the risk of default. The higher the rating, the lower likelihood of default and therefore a lower interest rate accepted by the lender. Short-term commercial paper is typically...
Zero coupon bonds, more commonly known as “strips” or “zeros”, are fixed income securities that unlike other bonds, pay no interest until maturity. This means that instead of paying semi-annual interest like other bonds, the interest is compounded throughout the life of the bond and is paid in full upon maturity. Zero coupon bonds are ideal long-term investments for people who have a specific situation, which calls for a specific amount of money to be acquired at a future date, mainly ten to twenty years in the future. These bonds offer a great variety of benefits that are attractive to investors who are looking for more of a long-term investment. They also pose a few drawbacks, but are outweighed by their advantages which make them a sound investment.
Malaysia is located in the south-eastern Asia, bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. Due to its locations, it has been colonised since the late 18th centuries by many countries. Since 1965, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP average of 6.5% growth for almost 50 years. The economical development especially boosted during 1981 and 2003 under the governance of Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. Malaysia succeeded in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism. Also, the current Prime Minister continues to pursue pro-business policies .
In Malaysia, the United Malay National Organization (UMNO) became the dominant political force beginning in 1959. UMNO created an agreement with MCA (Malayan Chinese Association) and MIC (Malayan Indian Congress) together they formed the Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) and since 1974 it has been the senior partner in a governing coalition. Since its formation as an independent state in 1963, Malaysia has never experienced a change in government. UMNO’s positions are attractive because they are important in Malaysia’s political and business life. Because UMNO leader has always served as Malaysia’s de facto prime minister, the party’s internal election is seen as the country’s real election. UMNO’s party apparatus often reflects the state’s apparatus, a fact that makes UMNO’s election even more alike with the country’s election.
Can anyone imagine what will happen to Malaysia after a few more decades? Debt crisis in Malaysia is getting more severe due to lack of management among individuals. Serious debt crisis might lead to bankruptcy to our country. Nation leaders should lead others away from debt. If this scenario continues, Malaysia might follow the footstep of Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Debt crisis can be avoided by providing trainings and courses to the employees, improve individual personal finance management and filtering candidates in hiring process.
The relationship and cooperation in handling the issue in Southern Thailand between Malaysia and Thailand government since a long time ago, has become disappointed, frustration and unsatisfied. This is might be best description that has been looked up since the working relations between past Thai governments and their Malaysian counterparts was comes to Southern Thailand (Thanet, 2013). For the Thailand government, cooperation with the Malaysian authorities is really needed while in dealing with the separatist insurgents that often to the slip across the porous border from Thailand. Meanwhile, for the Malaysian side, through the sharing of same ethnicity and Islamic religion in the Southern Thai Muslims, was means that their politicians ought to have a key role to play in understanding and resolving insurgency issues in Southern Thailand. Therefore, it might can be seem in logically think that, without the help by the Malaysian government, the issues that regards to Muslim separatist moments in the Deep South would be difficul...
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Time will occur start with economic downturn, political unstable, lost of confident level of the investor for the reason of diseases that present that time. It is also possible that they are no more country we call Malaysia.
There are two forms of constitution involves in Malaysia which is Federal Constitution and State Constitution.