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Business Wire
Nov 16
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Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "IGI", announced today monthly distributions of $0.1045 per common share for December 2009 and January and February 2010.
Marketwire
Nov 13
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/13/09 -- Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (TSX: FFI.UN) is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary prospectus relating to an offering of warrants to unitholders of the Fund.
Business Wire
Oct 27
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Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: IGI) announces its portfolio composition as of September 30, 2009. Investment Objectives: The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders
Business Wire
Oct 5
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Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “IGI”, today announced the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2009. Current Qtr (a) August 31, 2009
Financial Times
Sep 23
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The country, for years dogged by its boom-and-bust economy, has finally won a place on the top table in the eyes of all the leading ratings agencies
Marketwire
Sep 18
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/18/09 -- Brompton Funds Management Limited is pleased to announce the closing of the warrant offering for Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (TSX: FFI.UN) which was fully subscribed. Gross
The Debts of a Nation
Sep 17
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There's a reason I have a print subscription to the Financial Times. So, after reading the article, I just had to see it for myself. See attached chart (the red line for those who don't follow).
As you can see, basis pt. spreads tend to widen...
Business Wire
Aug 26
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Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: IGI), the most recent addition to the closed-end fund family affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc., held a live conference call on August 18, 2009 to provide an update on the Fund's
Marketwire
Aug 19
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/19/09 -- Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (TSX: FFI.UN) announces distributions in the amount of $0.08 per unit per month for record dates in August and September 2009 as follows: Record
Wall Street Journal
Apr 24
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Asian nations with investment-grade status are likely to stay that way through 2012 despite the global economic slump, according to preliminary results of a stress test by Standard & Poor's.
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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 Safety | Aaa | AAA | AAA |
| High grade | Aa1 | AA+ | AA+ |
| High grade | Aa2 | AA | AA |
| High grade | Aa3 | AA- | AA- |
| Higher medium Grade | A1 | A+ | A+ |
| Higher medium Grade | A2 | A | A |
| Higher medium Grade | A3 | A- | A- |
| Lower medium Grade | Baa1 | BBB+ | BBB+ |
| Lower medium Grade | Baa2 | BBB | BBB |
| Lower medium Grade | Baa3 | BBB- | BBB- |
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