August 2023’s Government Bonds: 3.01% to 3.06 P.A. September 2023 SSB, 2-year SGS Bond and 6-month T-Bills
September 2023’s Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) is giving returns of 3.01% to 3.06% p.a. depending on how long you hold the bond for. This is a slight increase from last month’s bond, and the rates once again cross the 3% mark.
As usual, there are two 6-month t-bills up for subscription this month. Also available is a 2-year SGS bond.
September 2023 SSB
| Year from issue date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest % | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Average return per year %* | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.02 | 3.04 | 3.06 |
Though the rates this month are higher than that of last month’s SSB, it’s a slight bump and unlikely to be oversubscribed. August 2023’s SSB was just under half-subscribed, with S$294 million of the S$300 million applied for.
You can therefore safely assume you’d get as much as you apply for, subject to an overall limit of S$200,000 across all SSBs you currently own.
If you wish to, you have to subscribe latest by 28th August 2023 (9PM). Remember that applying early does not give you any priority, so you would want to subscribe as close to the cut-off time as possible so that your funds sit in your bank account now to earn interest.
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Past SSBs
| Year From Issue Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| June 2023 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 |
| July 2023 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.82 |
| August 2023 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 2.99 |
Two 6-month t-bills and one 2-year SGS bond
Also available this month are two 6-month t-bills and one 2-year SGS up for subscription.
The most recently issued t-bill closed today at 3.75% p.a, so you can use this information to estimate the rates for the upcoming ones.
Last month, the 5-year SGS bond had a cut-off yield of 2.96% p.a. which is why I’m estimating that the 2-year SGS bond may have a return slightly above 3% p.a. Given how close this is to this month’s SSB, you may wish to consider SSB instead.
The 2- year bond, howeer, is still relevant for those with a lot more funds in excess of SSB’s S$200,000 limit.
| Issue Code | Type | Announcement Date | Auction Date | Tenure |
| BS23116F | T-bill | 10th August 2023 | 17th August 2023 | 6-month |
| BS23117Z | T-bill | 24th August 2023 | 31st August 2023 | 6-month |
| N520100A | SGS Bond | 22nd August 2023 | 29th August 2023 | 2-year |
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