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Bond Information

Issuer:

Air Jamaica

Coupon:

8.12%

Maturity Date:

Monday Jun 14, 2027

Offer Price:

95.50

Yield To Maturity:

8.81%

Issuer:

GOJ

Coupon:

9.25%

Maturity Date:

Friday Oct 17, 2025

Offer Price:

105.75

Yield To Maturity:

8.53%

Issuer:

GOJ

Coupon:

11.63%

Maturity Date:

Saturday Jan 15, 2022

Offer Price:

139.00

Yield To Maturity:

6.29%

Issuer:

Clarendon Alumina

Coupon:

8.50%

Maturity Date:

Tuesday Nov 16, 2021

Offer Price:

100.50

Yield To Maturity:

8.36%

Issuer:

GOJ

Coupon:

8.00%

Maturity Date:

Monday Jun 24, 2019

Offer Price:

100.00

Yield To Maturity:

8.00%

Issuer:

GOJ

Coupon:

10.63%

Maturity Date:

Tuesday Jun 20, 2017

Offer Price:

113.50

Yield To Maturity:

7.53%

Issuer:

Air Jamaica

Coupon:

9.38%

Maturity Date:

Wednesday Jul 08, 2015

Offer Price:

104.50

Yield To Maturity:

6.81%

Issuer:

GOJ

Coupon:

9.00%

Maturity Date:

Tuesday Jun 02, 2015

Offer Price:

106.00

Yield To Maturity:

6.95%

Issuer:

GOJ Euro

Coupon:

10.50%

Maturity Date:

Monday Oct 27, 2014

Offer Price:

104.25

Yield To Maturity:

8.65%

Issuer:

GOJ Euro

Coupon:

11.00%

Maturity Date:

Friday Jul 27, 2012

Offer Price:

102.50

Yield To Maturity:

5.39%

TODAY'S RATES/PRICES

Mutual Fund

Currency	Buy Cheque	Sell Cheque
CAD	85.32	85.78

EUR	110.34	112.62

GBP	134.57	135.30

USD	86.34	86.81

Our Services

Asset-Backed Loans
	These are short to medium term credit facilities which are available through the EXIM Bank to clients of Sterling Asset Management Limited and customers...

Financial Planning
	Critical to Sterling’s service offering is our personalized investment advisory arm. Our team of professionals design specific products,...

Foreign Exchange Service
	It is a privilege to introduce Sterling Asset Management’s foreign exchange services and the value that we can deliver to you. Best value for money. Sterling...

VR Leveraged Note
	This investment is available only at Sterling Asset Management. Our team has essentially designed a low risk repo that carries an attractive rate of interest....

Mutual Funds
	Mutual Funds are pooled investments which can offer higher rates of return. They are generally professionally managed and can be diversified according...

Custodial Accounts
	Sterling Asset Management Limited brings the global capital market to your fingertips. Our custodial accounts facilitate the outright ownership of any...

Repurchase Agreement (REPOS)
	Repurchase Agreements are fixed income investments which provide attractive rates of return on short term funds at low levels of risk. Sterling’s...

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The Sterling Report

Understanding Capital Structure

Friday, December 23, 2011

Opportunity amidst volatility: How do you define safety? In the context of persistent market volatility and investor uncertainty, we return to the basics. What makes an institution “safe”? Today we focus on financial entities, as their performance has a significant effect on overall market performance. An important measure of stability and safety for a financial institution is the size of its capital base relative to its assets. In plain English, this is simply the amount of money which the shareholders have in the company relative to the value of the assets the company owns. The “amount of money which the shareholders have in the company” is comprised of the portion of profits it keeps (i.e. its retained earnings and reserves) as well as the funds that have been injected directly by shareholders (i.e. its share capital). There are many other accounting technicalities that allow institutions to classify other monies in their capital base. Generally, the capital base is what is left over after the liabilities are subtracted from the assets. This figure is very important for investors as it represents the institution’s ability...

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