Investment grade bonds

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The Straits Times  May 2  Comment 
May 02, 2013 5:07 PM MANILA (REUTERS) - Standard & Poor's (S&P) raised the Philippines' credit rating to investment grade on Thursday, the second debt agency to do so in less than two months, putting the South-east Asian country on track to...
Reuters  Apr 29  Comment 
LATAM Airlines Group SA is mulling a capital increase to boost its finances and regain its investment grade, the regional carrier said on Monday, adding it could launch...
Wall Street Journal  Mar 27  Comment 
The Philippines scored a long-awaited investment-grade rating from Fitch Ratings and analysts expect other global debt watchers to soon follow suit, and spur more investments in a country once dubbed the sick man of Asia.
Forbes  Mar 22  Comment 
On 3/26/13, Marret Investment Grade Bond Fund (Toronto: MIG-UN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.05, payable on 4/12/13. As a percentage of MIG.UN's recent stock price of $12.10, this dividend works out to approximately...
Forbes  Mar 22  Comment 
On 3/26/13, Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (Toronto: FFI-UN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.08, payable on 4/12/13. As a percentage of FFI.UN's recent stock price of $13.20, this dividend works out...
Forbes  Feb 22  Comment 
On 2/26/13, Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (Toronto: FFI-UN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.08, payable on 3/14/13. As a percentage of FFI.UN's recent stock price of $12.92, this dividend works out...
Forbes  Jan 25  Comment 
On 1/29/13, Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (Toronto: FFI-UN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.08, payable on 2/14/13. As a percentage of FFI.UN's recent stock price of $12.61, this dividend works out...
Financial Times  Nov 5  Comment 
Fitch is the first large rating agency to upgrade country’s sovereign debt, a vote of confidence for Ankara’s efforts to rebalance Turkish economy
Forbes  Oct 5  Comment 
In trading on Friday, shares of Marret Investment Grade Bond Fund (Toronto: MIG-UN) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its monthly dividend (annualized to $0.60), with the stock changing hands as low as $11.96 on the day. Dividends are...
Forbes  Aug 29  Comment 
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Global Dividend Investment Grade Income Fund (Toronto: DG-UN) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its monthly dividend (annualized to $0.324), with the stock changing hands as low as $5.29 on the day....




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Investment grade bonds are bonds which are rated BBB- or higher by S&P and Fitch or Baa3 or higher by Moody's. These ratings are indicators of default risk on a particular bond issue -- with higher rating suggesting lower risk. Bonds which fall below the investment grade threshold are known as speculative bonds (also known as high yield bonds, non-investment grade bonds or junk bonds) The following table lists the ratings which would qualify an issue as investment grade.

Description Moody's S&P Fitch
Maximum SafetyAaaAAAAAA
High gradeAa1AA+AA+
High gradeAa2AAAA
High gradeAa3AA-AA-
Higher medium GradeA1A+A+
Higher medium GradeA2AA
Higher medium GradeA3A-A-
Lower medium GradeBaa1BBB+BBB+
Lower medium GradeBaa2BBBBBB
Lower medium GradeBaa3BBB-BBB-
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