Unprecedented run of perpetual bond sales alarm MAS

Reuters, 14 May 2012
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is growing concerned about the number of potentially risky bonds that have ended up in the hands of individual investors. Bankers said MAS officials had voiced their concerns over retail holdings of perpetual bonds during at least two informal meetings in recent weeks.
More perpetual bonds were sold in Singapore in the first three months of 2012 than in the previous decade and a half. Full story