ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of Singapore. It invests in the Singapore Dollar denominated, fixed-rate sovereign debt issued by an agency or instrumentality, government sponsored entity or a quasi government entity, and debt obligations issued by a supranational financial institutions with a maturity of at least 18 months. The fund invests in the investment grade securities in which are rated as BBB- and above by S&P and Fitch and Baa3 and above by Moody's in case of quasi-sovereign debts, at least AA- by S&P in case of supranational debts, and no minimum rating in case of sovereign debts. It seeks to replicate the performance of the iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index, by investing in securities as per their weightings in the index. ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund was formed on August 12, 2005 and is domiciled in Singapore.