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Investment grade bonds |
The Straits Times
May 2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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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