Features
Treasury Bills (T-bills)
These are short-term SGS issued at a discount to their face value. You will receive the full face value at maturity. The Government issues 6-month and 1-year T-bills.
SGS Bonds
These pay a fixed interest rate and have maturities ranging from two to 50 years. They fall into three categories: SGS (Market Development), SGS (Infrastructure), Green SGS (Infrastructure).
Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs)
These are issued monthly and pay fixed coupons that increase the longer you hold the bond for.
Things you should know
Eligibility
- You must be at least 18 years old and not an undischarged bankrupt.
- A minimum investment amount of S$500 for Singapore Savings Bonds and S$1,000 for Treasury Bills and Singapore Government Securities Bonds.
- You need to open a Central Depository (CDP) Securities Account.
- Funds from Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Supplementary retirement Scheme (SRS) account can be used to purchase Government bonds and Treasury bills. In order to transact, you need to open a CPF Investment Account / SRS Account with UOB or any other agent bank.
- You may either transact SGS on a secondary market through us directly, or tender for new and re-opened SGS issues through our Automated Teller Machines (ATM).
- Foreigners are also eligible to apply.
SGS Bonds & T-bills Application submission cut-off time
- Investment Mode
- Cash
- SRS
(UOB SRS Account Holders Only) - CPF-OA
(UOB CPFIA Holders Only) - CPF-SA
| Investment Mode | Cash | SRS (UOB SRS Account Holders Only) |
CPF-OA (UOB CPFIA Holders Only) |
CPF-SA |
| Application Starts | Announcement Date from 6pm | Online (T-bills) Announcement Date from 6pm Branch (SGS Bonds) Announcement Date |
Announcement Date | |
| Application Ends | Online: 1 business day^ before the Auction Date at 9pm | Online (T-bills) 2 business days^ before the Auction Date at 9pm Branch (SGS Bonds) 2 business days^ before the Auction Date at 12pm |
CPF-SA with DSA* 2 business days^ before the Auction Date at 12pm CPF-SA without DSA* 3 business days^ before the Auction Date at 12pm |
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| Fees | All transaction fees are waived | S$2.00 + GST for each transaction | All transaction fees are waived | |
| Channels | ATM, Internet Banking | Internet Banking | Internet Banking (For T-bills ) Branch Only (For SGS Bonds) |
Branch Only |
^Business days = Mondays to Fridays, excluding Public Holidays
*Debt Securities Account for custody of the securities
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