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Minibond Series Article in Business Times

This article on the Lehman Minibond Series appeared recently in the Business Times. Should Minibond Series 3 Have Taken the Retail Route? (Access to the article is available after 6pm) It talks about some things we have spoke about – that the Minibond is a synthetic derivative product, and how many retail investors bought into […]


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Minibonds Update

Many people have been asking why their Minibond capital is affected by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers when it is not one of the reference entities. I think a picture would explain this relationship very clearly. The layman explanation of how it works is this: You provide the capital. It is used by Minibond Limited […]


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Lehman Minibonds Trustee HSBC Has Engaged Legal Counsel

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has received queries from the public on Lehman’s Minibond and have contacted the trustee of the Minibonds, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore). HSBC in turn has engaged legal counsel to explore all options available. Investors who have purchased the Minibonds have been adviced by MAS to contact the financial institution from […]


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Minibond Indicative Prices

These are the estimated valuation of the Minibonds as provided by Lehman Brothers as of last Friday, 12th September 2008 (Based on a face value of 100): Minibond Limited Indicative Prices For Reference Purposes Only Series Tranche Currency Bid* 1 A SGD 30.5   B USD 30.5 2 A SGD 44.5   B USD 44.5 […]


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What Will Happen to my Lehman Minibond?

The minibond series by Lehman Brothers had been sold in Singapore for the last couple of years and some retail investors have purchased them. In the recent uncertainty facing Lehman Brothers, many of these investors are now wondering what will happen to their Lehman Minibonds investment. First of all, recall that the Lehman Minibonds is […]


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