Cbonds

Cbonds Information agency

Type	LLC
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Founded	2000
Key people	Sergey Lyalin
Website	www.cbonds.info

Cbonds is a financial News agency and data vendor operating in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Its main business lines include :

developing and maintenance of financial information websites (cbonds.info, investfunds.ru, preqveca.ru);
holding financial conferences, round tables and shows;^[1]
publishing activity (Cbonds Review magazine and annual handbooks);

The group’s history started in 2000 with the launch of the company’s first information project www.cbonds.ru, Cbonds.ru LLC was registered in June 2001. Then the company expanded its coverage area to include Ukraine and Kazakhstan and launched more projects.^[2]

Information Projects

The website Сbonds.info covers the fixed income markets in Russia, Ukraine, Poland,^[3] Kazakhstan^[4] and other CIS countries. The project offers an extensive database on all debt securities, a newswire.^[5] and fixed income market research.^[6]

Loans.cbonds is a website on syndicated lending in Russia, the CIS and Baltic States. The website provides comprehensive up-to-date coverage of syndicated loans raised by borrowers from Russia, the CIS and Baltic region. The database includes statistics starting from 2005 and features not only syndicated loans but also loans extended by supranational institutions such as the EBRD and IFC.^[7]

Investfunds.ru is a financial information portal providing financial market data on all possible instruments for private investors. The website publishes daily forecasts by leading analysts helping to choose a desired business strategy. The website’s analytical tools allow to assess its possible yield.

Cbonds Money Market is a project devoted to the Russian money market. It features an interactive events calendar, interbank quotes, indices and indicators, a newswire and money market research.

Cbonds Emerging Markets is a data source on Emerging Markets Eurobonds covering the CIS, EEMEA, Latin America and Asia. The project provides data on EM Eurobonds, international stock exchange quotes and OTC quotes.

Preqveca is a website offering data on PE&VC in Russia and the CIS. It includes databases on private equity funds, deals, asset managers and portfolio companies. The website publishes news on new fund launches, latest deals closed by funds, and exits.

Сbonds-Contact is a social network for financial market professionals.

Cbonds Review is a topical magazine in the field of fixed income markets. Apart from fixed income the magazine also touches upon a wide range of related topics such as macroeconomics, FX market and other financial instruments. The website audience is made up of institutional investors, investment bankers, issuers, legal advisors, consulting companies, rating agencies and other financial market participants.

Cbonds Indices

Cbonds News Agency has developed groups of indices allowing to assess bond price and yield levels in various market segments.

IFX-Cbonds

Interfax and Cbonds have been publishing corporate bond index IFX-Cbonds since February 3, 2003 (called RUX-Cbonds before January 1, 2009). The index is based on the most liquid bond issues with their lists subject to quarterly reviews. The calculation base currently includes 30 securities. IFX-Cbonds is a market capitalization weighted index including the most liquid ruble denominated bonds issued by Russian issuers and admitted for trading on the MICEX on its Quotations Lists. The index base includes MICEX quotes for underlying bonds for transactions done in the main trading mode.^[8]

Cbonds-muni

Cbonds-muni is a sub-federal and municipal bond index. It is an indicator showing dynamics in this segment, allowing to trace behavior of investment portfolios and get benchmark yield for the market.

Euro-Cbonds

Euro-Cbonds is a group of indices covering various segments of the Eurobond market in Russia and the CIS, developed by Cbonds. The indices have been calculated since January 1, 2008. Cbonds Eurobond indices are total return indices. They offer a complete picture of price and yield dynamics for key

CIS Eurobond market segments. The group includes the following indices:

Euro-Cbonds Sovereign (RU, UA) – Sovereign Eurobond indices for Russia and Ukraine
Euro-Cbonds IG (Investment grade: RU) – Investment grade corporate Eurobonds issued by Russian corporates.
Euro-Cbonds NIG (Non-Investment grade: RU) – Upper non-investment grade corporate Eurobonds priced by Russian issuers.
Euro-Cbonds Сorporate (UA, KZ) – Corporate Eurobonds priced by issuers from Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Euro-Cbonds Emerging Market Indices
Euro-Cbonds EM Indices have been calculated by Cbonds since 01.01.2010. The indices show price dynamics and yield on the EM sovereign Eurobond portfolio. The underlying bond issues must be worth no less than US$2bn, traded no less than 12 days per month and rated at least by one international rating agency (BB-/Вaa3 or higher). The list of underlying securities is reviewed on a monthly basis.

Achievements

Cbonds is ranked fifth in Mediology`s TOP-30 most frequently quoted financial media resources in Q3 2011.^[9]

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