Minibond trustee in Singapore searches for new swap counterparty

Singapore investors, which bought Lehman Minibonds, have requested the trustee of the products to consider all proposals for a new swap counterparty to replace Lehman Brothers for all series of the Minibond programme. The request came after the trustee, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore), informed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) that the 15 day grace period for the coupon payment for Series 5 and 6 of the Minibond programme expired today and no payment has been received and as such, an event of default has occurred.

A number of financial institutions are currently considering taking on the role as counterparty to the products. If there should be a firm offer from an appropriate party, the trustee would then seek necessary approvals from noteholders. If there is no viable proposal for a new swap counterparty or if a proposal is not approved by noteholders, the trustee would commence selling the underlying securities and would use the proceeds to pay the noteholders after deducting any other liabilities which

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here