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Capital markets and investment banking
 | Capital markets | [Capital markets and investment banking] |
Calyon's capital market activities include:- spot, options and long term foreign exchange,
- hedging products : currency and interest swaps, forward rate agreements, non-deliverable forward contracts,
- origination and distribution of fixed income securities : SGD bonds and variable rate notes, G3 bonds, EMTNs, CDOs, CLNs and structured notes,
- trading in government bonds and money market instruments,
- risk advisory and asset/liability management solutions,
- securitisation,
- trading & distribution of commodities derivatives.
Core counterparts are from Calyon's clientele base in Singapore and the South-East Asia region, including corporates, financial institutions, banks and central banks.
Calyon Singapore has Islamic capabilities and is working closely with Calyon Bahrain to introduce more products, both in asset and liability management. The regulatory environment for Islamic Banking in Singapore is regulated the same as any other capital markets product offered in Singapore. However, Calyon Singapore has taken steps to ensure that the Sharia laws are observed when offering these products.
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| Brokerage | [Capital markets and investment banking] |
Research & Brokerage activities are conducted via CLSA, an award winning market leader in the region.
Newedge is a corporate clearing member of the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT). Newedge is a major brokerage house on organized markets; the Singapore office links into a global network that includes offices in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo in Asia.
Financing
| Corporate Coverage and Syndicated Loan | [Financing] |
Owing to the Singaporean market's overall international character, Calyon's clientele managed by the Corporate Coverage teams comprises large Singaporean corporates and financial institutions, and also large foreign multi-nationals present in Singapore dealing with Calyon worldwide.
Calyon is active in providing short and long term financing for working capital and investments, international trade financing, and off-balance sheet support as issuer of contract bonds for our clients' projects domestically and globally. Corporate Coverage also brings together Calyon's global product & business lines to offer tailor-made solutions to meet the exacting requirements of Singapore's international client base, particularly in the areas of foreign exchange & liability management, and project financing.
Through the professionals in Calyon Syndication Asia, we are an active arranger & underwriter of syndicated loans for our clientele in Singapore. Loan syndication encompasses a wide product range including term loans, revolving credit facilities, floating rate notes, and structured transactions.
Client interface is supported by Optim, a very user-friendly e-banking system through which clients manage their accounts and initiate transactions for cash and trade finance operations.
| Structured finance | [Financing] |
The specialized cashflow-based finance capabilities cover a diverse range of sectors, such as:
- Shipping & aircraft financing
- Real estate/property financing
Singapore Branch has a dedicated Real Estate/Property team to structure asset-based financing across all real estate asset class. Tailor-made solutions include senior/junior subordinated/mezzanine debt as well as providing hedging mechanisms for interest rate and currency exposure.
Calyon Singapore was ranked 4th in the Awards for Excellence in Real Estate Euromoney 2006 survey.
Calyon is an international leader in project and structured financing, ranking regularly among the top ten financial institutions in the world.
The bank is committed to meeting its clients' ownership and financing needs and objectives, thanks to a proven track record in sourcing and structuring financing for complex international projects in power generation, transportation, water supply and treatment, oil & gas, or mining.
The comprehensive range of products and services includes: debt arranging and underwriting, financial structuring, project risk evaluation, capital markets services, financial modelling, project advisory services, Agency and account bank services.
- Trade & commodity finance.
Accompanying the branch and the network clients on their cross-border commercial transactions, a team of Trade Finance specialists develops plain vanilla and innovative solutions to facilitate trade and, in the process, absorb corporate and bank risks. These specialists are based in each branch and are supported by regional hubs (Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, New York and Paris) providing technical, commercial and managerial support.
With a dedicated back and middle office, Calyon Singapore processes documentary credit, contract guarantees, collection and forfaiting transactions.
Calyon Singapore is engaged in a wide range of corporate banking products and self-liquidating short term trade facilities to international commodity traders, producers, refiners and importers and in complementing and strongly supporting the status of Singapore as a leading and regional oil and commodity hub. The purpose of these transactions is to favour the flow of commodities between producers and consumers.
| Telecom and media financing | [Financing] |
Calyon is very active in telecom and media financing in Singapore.
| Acquisition and leveraged financing | [Financing] |
Calyon is able to accompany financial sponsors and corporate clients in their acquisition finance projects.
| Correspondent banking | [Financing] |
Offering to its numerous correspondent banks services in the field of management of loro accounts denominated in SIN$, Euro and USD, including term deposits and remittances.
| International Support to Middle Market Clients Network | [Financing] |
Located in Hong Kong, the offices of Crédit Agricole's International Support to Middle market clients network assist Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate customers in their international operations, by providing a thorough knowledge of the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.
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