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The common measures of value for equities include price to earnings and price to book ratios but these are not applicable for bonds. For bonds, the yields to maturity (or YTM) are used and compared with the risk free rates or other bonds. This article explains how to calculate a bond's YTM.
Best Performing Last updated Saturday, November 22, 2008
Best Performing
(1 month)
 
Fund Name %
DWS Jpn Small/Mid Cap A SGD 9.47
SGAM Total Return Bond S$ 7.17
UOB United Global Bond SGD 6.67
Schroder Multi-Express Fd 6.55
Henderson Global Bond Fund - Class A Units 5.93
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Fund Name Rank
FLF Eq Brazil 1
Aberdeen Pacific Equity 2
First State Reg China 3
DWS China Eqty Fund Cl A SGD 4
Aberdeen Singapore Equity 5
Top Volume (By Sales)
Fixed Income Funds
(1 week)
Fund Name Rank
Cash Fund 1
LionGlobal SGD Money Market 2
AIGIF Singapore Bond Fund 3
DWS Lion Bond Cl A 4
Legg Mason Global Bond Trst 5
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