Sentences with phrase «as a floating rate»

The fund is referred to as «aggressive» because the composition of the fund does not necessarily reflect the composition of its benchmark index: it may invest in preferred shares issued by Split Share Corporations, for instance, and is not required to hold such classes of shares as floating rate issues, which are expected to underperform for the foreseeable future.

The Australian dollar was floated in December 1983, and after a few years of turbulence in the mid 1980s, has generally behaved as a floating rate should in the period since then.

This is also referred to as a floating rate mortgage.

Also known as a floating rate mortgage or adjustable rate mortgage, this type of mortgage has an interest rate that fluctuates with the prime lending rate.

Among those choices, we at SoFi have found one of the things that trips up borrowers the most is the choice between fixed rate and variable rate (also known as floating rate) loans.

Sometimes they are also known as floating rate loans.

Not exact matches

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Another type of short - term fund to consider as rates are climbing: those that invest in floating - rate debt, also known as bank loans.

We like floating rate and inflation - linked securities as buffers against rising rates and inflation, and also see opportunities in 15 - year mortgages.

While most of his proposals — «to abandon the gold standard, let international exchange rates float, use federal surpluses and deficits as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.

These loans may also be referred as a fixed - to - float or adjustable rate loan.

As some of my colleagues have pointed out previously, a floating exchange rate regime has several advantages in the face of a terms of trade and investment boom.

[10] The survey separately identifies OTC derivatives that can be used to hedge FX risk (such as forwards, swaps and options) and OTC derivatives that can be used to hedge interest rate risk (such as single - currency fixed for floating rate swaps).

A little over half of the turnover in Asian interest rate derivatives is in OTC instruments such as fixed for floating swaps, many of which are centrally cleared (Graph 5, LHS).

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities, for instance, is floating ideas such as a federal interest - rate subsidy for builders of moderately priced rental housing, and tax credits for energy - efficiency renovations to rental properties.

At least initially, the float was viewed as a temporary measure, yet it was almost 12 years before a fixed exchange rate was reintroduced.

Floating - rate * The coupon on a floating - rate corporate bond changes in relationship to a predetermined benchmark, such as the spread above the yield on a six - month Treasury or the price of a coFloating - rate * The coupon on a floating - rate corporate bond changes in relationship to a predetermined benchmark, such as the spread above the yield on a six - month Treasury or the price of a cofloating - rate corporate bond changes in relationship to a predetermined benchmark, such as the spread above the yield on a six - month Treasury or the price of a commodity.

Additionally, in an effort to mitigate the impact of Fed rate increases on the front end of the curve — where we are largely positioned — we are tactically employing a cash buffer as well as maintaining exposure to floating rate notes.

The Company may enter into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR - based floating interest expense.

Floating - rate notes are interesting, as long as you feel comfortable with the credit risk.

As a result, floating - rate loans have provided higher average recovery rates in bankruptcies than high - yield bonds.

Floating - rate loans have yields and volatility similar to high - yield corporate bonds, with one major difference: As their name indicates, their interest rates «float,» adjusting periodically based on a benchmark rate, typically the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBrate loans have yields and volatility similar to high - yield corporate bonds, with one major difference: As their name indicates, their interest rates «float,» adjusting periodically based on a benchmark rate, typically the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBrate, typically the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBRate (LIBOR).

Its insurers make more money when rates are higher, as the returns they earn on their float increases.

BXMT's short - term floating rate assets benefit from rising short - term interest rates, as their current yields increase with these rates.

Interest rate sensitivity often is reduced through hedging, or through security selection where the focus may be on floating - rate securities (such as Structured Credit).

Cheap because of low interest rates as they aren't earning much on their «float».

While floaters may be linked to almost any benchmark and pay interest based on a variety of formulas, the most basic type pays a coupon equal to some widely followed interest rate or a change in a given index over a defined time period, such as the year - over-year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), plus a fixed spread in basis points (1bp = 1/100 of 1 % or.01 %).

The Funds will hold securities with floating or variable interest rates which may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates.

An important determinant of a floater's performance is the underlying benchmark or the reference rate, such as year over year change in the CPI (Consumer Price Index).

A floating rate auction is the same as a treasury auction except that the interest payments are tied to 3 - month treasury bills.

In exchange for their credit risk, these loans offer high interest payments that typically float above a common short - term benchmark such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR.

They have plowed billions of dollars into funds that track investments such as master limited partnerships and floating - rate loans, which can contain risks that average investors might not fully comprehend.

With the exception of RiverPark / Wedgewood, RiverPark Focused Value, and RiverPark Floating Rate CMBS Fund, each Fund is «diversified», as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

These concerns may have brought forward some demand for loans, as well as encouraging a strong increase in refinancing as borrowers shifted from floating to fixed - rate loans.

MVIS Bond indices provide access to a specific selection of fixed income indices including unique index benchmarks such as the MVIS EM Aggregate Bond Index (MVEMAG) or the MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index (MVFLTR).

It's just a reckless pie in the sky idea that Cuomo floated that's surely going to raise electricity rates, as if the nuclear bailout wasn't enough or the fact the NY is the only state to charge its residents sales tax on its utility bills.

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Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

They would be prohibited from floating or doubling the Local Levy Rate as they have done in the past.

Also known as variable or adjustable rate bonds, floating rate bonds have an interest rate that periodically changes with the market rate.

Conversion charge - If you decide to change your home loan from a fixed rate to a floating rate or vice versa your bank may charge you a «conversion fee» that may add up to 2 % of your total outstanding amount plus service taxes as applicable

However, do bear in mind that though a fixed interest brings in an element of certainty in your monthly payout (as EMI) such home loans are at least 1 - 2.5 % higher than a floating rate home loan and are on a fixed rate only for a tenure of 3 - 5 years (after which moves to floating rate again).

In a latest move to bring in more transparency in costs for home loan borrowers, RBI has introduced an Indian Banks Base Rate (IBBR) which is now used as a new benchmark for floating rate produRate (IBBR) which is now used as a new benchmark for floating rate produrate products.

The data for this has to be collated and published in a periodic manner by the banks, so that there is better discipline and more transparency in the resetting of loans as per a floating rate of interest.

A floating interest rate has two parts: one is a fixed rate known as the spread and the other is a variable rate based on the benchmark interest rate index.

«Hybrid mortgages,» as they're called, let you lock part of your mortgage into a fixed rate, or various fixed rate components, while the other parts may float at a variable rate.

As their name suggests, floating - rate bonds have variable coupons, and actually benefit from rising rates.

Multiple other indices also exist covering other bond markets, such as international (non-USD) bonds, tax - exempts (municipal bonds), securitized products, floating rate, etc..

A fixed - rate mortgage has an interest rate that remains the same for the entire term of the loan, as opposed to other mortgage loans that have an adjustable or floating interest rate.

Their duration is 7 days, as the index is rebalanced weekly and adjusted for rate changes, making the S&P / LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index a floating rate product.