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Initially, and then in three - month intervals, purchases of new Treasury bonds will be pulled back by $ 6 billion per month and MBS and agency bonds at $ 4 billion per month.

Not exact matches

«During the Harrison years, they had labour issues now and then,» says Kam Hon, managing director at bond rating agency DBRS, «but the disrupt ions were never extensive, so it never really hurt CN's performance.»

«That was introduced just before the onset of the recession, which was quite unfortunate,» says Travis Shaw, assistant vice-president of public finance at DBRS, a bond - rating agency.

«Her comments on their face are wrong,» said Christopher Whalen, senior managing director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency and author of «Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream.»

The debt - management agency failed to raise the planned amount of debt at four auctions in the past month and scrapped one bond - exchange auction.

The AKK is planning to sell 33 billion forint in 2014, 2017 and 2022 bonds at an auction on Jan. 12, according to data from the agency published today.

These portfolios primarily invest in U.S. high - income debt securities where at least 65 % or more of bond assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's at the level of BB (considered speculative for taxable bonds) and below.

Most recently I ran and built up the Financial Institutions Group at Kroll Bond Rating Agency which was a lot of fun.

Doug has worked as an editor at an international bond rating agency and a Canadian website for financial advisors.

In February, IBTimes reported that a Cuomo donor at the center of the probe saw his real estate firm receive subsidies from the same state housing agency that gave bond work to Cuomo's financial industry donors.

NEW YORK - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - The Board of the State of New York Mortgage Agency, today authorized the issuance of economic refunding bonds (the «Refunding Bonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bbonds (the «Refunding Bonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bBonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bondsbonds.

, the Albany Business Review (ABR) identified a dozen tenants, including state agencies, at the $ 191 million, 350,000 - square - foot ZEN building, which was financed in part by multimillion dollar bonds issued on FRMC's behalf by the Albany County Capital Resource Corporation.

The New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation (TSFC), a subsidiary of the State of New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency, at a meeting of its Board of Directors this month authorized the issuance of economic refunding bonds (the «Refunding Bonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bbonds (the «Refunding Bonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bBonds») to redeem at par certain of its outstanding bondsbonds.

Indications are that potential Yen issuers like Ghana should have at least a double B rating by the rating agencies before they can acquire a Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) guarantee, a pre-requirement for Samurai bonds.

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Baby Boomers can never hear that phrase, used by the inept agent when caught in a ridiculous situation, without recalling this series (co-created by Mel Brooks), which is filled with James Bond - style capers featuring Smart; his sexy partner, Agent 99, at the C.O.N.T.R.O.L. agency; and K.A.O.S., the sinister organization they battled, invariably with chaotic results.

The first film at least bested the latter - day Bond movies in plastic spy - movie pleasures — spiffy gadgets, goofy bad guys, over-compensating production design — and had a more or less consistent narrative, with working - class English delinquent Gary «Eggsy» Unwin (Taron Egerton) learning to become an agent of Kingsman, a shadowy «independent» intelligence agency disguised as a Savile Row tailor shop, under the tutelage of gentleman spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth).

Wall Street has generally been reluctant to buy up debt from charter schools, at least in part over concerns that funding can fluctuate and that an authorizing agency could terminate an operating agreement without regard to the terms of a bond.

Each project, at the time of its application for assistance, is required to furnish a preliminary rating opinion letter from one of the bond rating agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a «Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond rating.

Each bond must be AAA - rated by at least one independent rating agency.

Most agency bonds are taxable at the federal and state level.

Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent Procedure Account Guarantee Acknowledgment Accredited investor Accretion Accumulation period Accumulation units Acid test ratio ACRS Actively traded securities Additional bond test Additional takedown Adjustment bonds ADR Ad valorem taxes Advance / decline ratio Advertising Adviser's client account Affiliated Persons Affirmative defense Affirmative determination Agency sales ticket Agency transaction Agent Aggregate indebtedness Agreement among underwriters Agreement of limited partnership Aggregate exercise price Alpha All - or - none All - or - none underwriting Alternative minimum tax Alternative orders Alternative trading system American Depository Receipt American Stock Exchange (AMEX) American - style options AMTI Amortization Annual report Annuity Annuity units Anti-dilution clause AON Arbitrage Arbitration Asked price Asset Asset allocation Asset class Assignment Assistant Representative - Order Processing Associated persons ATS At - the - close order At - the - money At - the - opening order At - risk rule Auction market Auditor's report Automated Confirmation Transaction (ACT)

«In our view this is probably a generational opportunity for high quality corporate bonds and provincials and federal agency bonds,» says Scott Lamont, head of fixed income at Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd., and manager of the firm's bond fund, a top - rated performer on the MoneySense Best Mutual Funds Honor Roll.

The bubble was a combination of (a) teaser rates on option ARMs which were like financial time bombs, (b) liar loans in which the rules of good mortgage underwriting (20 % down, 28/36 ratios) went out the window, (C) people at rating agencies who decided that if one pools enough junk loans into one bond, it's magically AAA, and (D) Credit default swaps which encouraged these bad loans, and when they collapsed a number of people walked away with billions of dollars.

MBI, -0.58 % on Monday it seemed «disingenuous at best» that the bond insurer asked the rating agency by email to destroy non-public information while telling the public it would work with Fitch to keep a AAA rating.

(1) Before executing a contract or agreement with or receiving money or other valuable consideration from a buyer, a credit services organization shall provide the buyer with a written statement containing: (a) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the buyer's right to proceed against the surety bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety company that issued the bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling services.

The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar - denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities.

Call risk Some corporate, municipal and agency bonds have a «call provision» entitling their issuers to redeem them at a specified price on a date prior to maturity.

In October 2014, we came to the end of the Fed's Quantitative Easing program, a process intended to keep long term interest rates low though the purchase of Treasury Bonds and to keep mortgage credit flowing at low rates though the purchase of agency - issued Mortgage - Backed Securities (MBS).

With a balance sheet at the time of the announcement comprised of $ 2.46 Trillion in Treasuries and $ 1.78 trillion in MBS and agency debt, it will be a long time before these holdings are pared down to what is expected to be a final balance of perhaps around $ 2 trillion or so, and likely one solely comprised of cash reserves and Treasury bonds.

I would start off saying buy a total bond market fund, but if you look at what's in a total bond market fund, it's about two - thirds either direct Treasury securities or government agency securities, which are in affect government securities and the yield is, in my judgment, quite inadequate.

Go to the Government / Federal Agency Market - at - a-Glance page to see Agency bond price information.

No - coupon agency bond notes or «discos»: no - coupon discount notes are issued by agencies to meet short - term financing needs and are issued at a discount to par value.

Of these, a total of CNY 61 trillion in bonds are rated as investment grade by at least one international rating agency (see Exhibit 1 for the index's rating profile).

The credit analysts at the rating agencies often knew their stuff, giving considerable insight into the bonds, but may have been hemmed in by rules inside the rating agency regarding the rating.

However, a bond may be reviewed at any time the agency deems necessary for reasons including: missed or delayed payments to investors, issuance of new bonds, changes to an issuer's underlying financial fundamentals, or other broad economic developments.

Instead, governments, government agencies and companies issue bonds with zero - coupon rates at a discount to their par value.

The interest from Treasury bills, notes and bonds as well as U.S. government agency securities is taxable at the federal level only.

Interest from Treasury and some government agency bonds isn't taxable at the state level.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market - weighted index comprised of investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages, and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

The Barclay's Capital U.S.Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market - weighted index comprised ofinvestment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages, and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

The Barclay's Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market - weighted index comprised of investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages, and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

Never in my life would I have considered buying a CCC junk bond at 110 to yield 7 % (quick ratings guide: BBB = investment grade, BB = fine company, B = either a fine or a sketchy company the ratings agencies have no clue which, CCC = this will default just give it a few years, D = this defaulted like we said when we rated it BB uhhhh we're not good at this).

I can support an overweight position in agency mortgage bonds, the yields seem attractive at current levels of volatility.

A lower - rated bond would cause some bond managers to sit on their hands; even though they could look at the rating from the agencies, they would not trust the rating without further analysis, and that takes time and effort.

But, what are you experiencing if anything on the asset side of your portfolio at present, I assume that it's just ordinary payments of cash flows from your mortgage bonds and other assets, because you have a fairly high quality portfolio we use the way the rating agencies rate them.

The fund seeks current income with capital appreciation and growth of income, by investing at least 80 % of its net assets in bonds of governments, government related entities and government agencies located around the world.

At a closer look, the S&P China Agency Bond Index was the most volatile sector - level index.

The Index tracks general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and pre-refunded bonds rated Baa3 / BBB - or higher by at least two of the ratings agencies: Moody's, S&P, Fitch.

As with other Treasury bonds and many government agency bonds, the interest is taxable at the federal level, but exempt from state and local taxes.