Sentences with phrase «asset backed bonds»

FGIC and other bond insurance companies have been hobbled by their expansion into guaranteeing risky collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and asset backed bonds, markets that have been hammered by rising mortgage losses.

Aside from AAA securities, most asset backed bonds never trade.

Not exact matches

Bond investors like mutual funds and pension funds hope to buy securities with comparatively higher yields than other asset - backed debt that could also provide diversification benefits.

«Following the U.K. election, the relative risk investors saw in European bonds came back and as the situation in Greece develops, risks will hopefully unwind and as we move into a certain environment, we can expect bond markets to continue to normalize,» Thomas Buckingham, portfolio manager of the European Equity Group at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday.

The agency, created in 1946 to build houses for veterans of the Second World War, liked to describe itself as the «heart of housing» — an enormous Crown corporation that dominated the mortgage insurance market, guaranteed complex, bond - like assets called mortgage - backed securities, and subsidized the building and upkeep of First Nations and social housing.

Currently, investors are touting the possibility of the central bank being forced to follow up its cheap loans to banks — known as TLTRO — and asset - backed securities and conduct Federal Reserve - style government bond purchases to boost inflation.

They also have assets to back the bonds.

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: An unmanaged index composed of securities from the Bloomberg Barclays Government / Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage - Backed Securities Index and the Asset - Backed Securities Index.

The fund may invest in asset - backed («ABS») and mortgage - backed securities («MBS») which are subject to credit, prepayment and extension risk, and react differently to changes in interest rates than other bonds.

Through a conversation with the bill's sponsor, ETHNews has learned that the digital asset described in the legislation would be backed by bonds intended to fund various kinds of expenditures, including infrastructure projects.

The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass - through securities, and asset - backed securities.

With dollar weakness complicating the investment case for U.S. fixed income assets, flows to U.S. Bond Funds were close to neutral going into March as investors pulled back from all the major groups except Emerging Markets Hard Currency Bond Funds...

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value — weighted index of investment - grade fixed - rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset - backed, and mortgage - backed securities, with maturities of one year or more.

NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (NHF) is a closed end fund that seeks current income with capital appreciation through investment in floating and fixed rate loans, bonds, debt obligations, mortgage backed and asset backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and equities.

Bonds backed by real Greek assets.

NexPoint Strategic Opportunity Fund (NHF) is a closed end fund that seeks current income with capital appreciation through investment in floating and fixed rate loans, bonds, debt obligations, mortgage backed and asset backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and equities.

Government bond funds invest in bonds issued by the U.S. government and government - sponsored enterprises, as well as mortgage and other asset - backed securities.

In the previous couple of years, growth had come mainly from asset - backed bonds.

Fears of similar upsets appear to be holding back investment flows into government bonds, while thirst for income has boosted other fixed income assets such as credit.

Our investment team will typically select 25 — 50 bonds5 per account, and may invest in a mix of corporate bonds, U.S. Treasuries, government agencies, mortgage and asset - backed bonds, taxable municipal bonds, and floating - rate bonds.

In general, it is a better measure than average maturity for bonds that have the ability to prepay principal before they reach maturity (e.g., mortgages, mortgage - backed securities and asset - backed securities).

Franklin Limited Duration Income (FTF) is a closed end fund that seeks high current income and capital appreciation through investment in high yield corporate bonds, floating rate bank loans and mortgage and other asset backed securities.

The index contains treasury bonds, government - related bonds, investment - grade corporate bonds, mortgage - backed securities, and asset - backed securities.

In addition, the Governing Council announced it would purchase asset - backed securities with underlying assets consisting of claims against the euro area non-financial private sector and euro - denominated covered bonds issued by monetary financial institutions (MFIs) domiciled in the euro area.

Australian consumer lending fintech, MoneyMe, has finalised an AU$ 120 million asset - backed wholesale securitization facility led by $ 100 million from global investment manager, Fortress Investment Group, and joined with $ 20 million of bonds issued by corporate advisory, Evans & Partners.

Several of these transactions have included notable industry landmarks, including the first - ever corporate green bond, the first - ever automobile asset - backed securities green bond and the first - ever U.S. university green bond.

The institution is also buying asset - backed securities and covered bonds, and government bond - buying would be part of fresh stimulus to be considered at the Governing Council's Jan. 22 meeting.

Now we've seen bespoke deals in asset backed securities and even green bonds in the Hong Kong Dim Sum market.»

Australian non-government entities issued a record $ 44 billion of bonds in the March quarter, with financial institutions and asset - backed vehicles both issuing large amounts, particularly in offshore markets (Table 14).

«We are coming from an abnormal period where a tremendous amount of wealth was created largely by selling assets back and forth,» said Mohamed A. El - Erian, chief executive of Pimco, one of the country's largest bond traders, and the former manager of Harvard's endowment.

It did flood back into the more riskier asset of Stocks and into the «treasuries and bond bubble».

This not only applies to the assets an derivatives that you back, however, as Trump's election win may also herald a unique opportunity expand into global stock and bond index funds.

The various types of bonds include U.S.government securities, municipals, mortgage and asset - backed, foreign bonds and corporate bonds.

But I am concerned that late - cycle entrants into risk assets like stocks and high - yield bonds are taking a leap of faith at a time when there is less room for markets to move up and growing risks of them falling back.

The Barclays U.S. Credit Index is the credit component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is a broad - based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset - backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturBond Index, which is a broad - based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset - backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturbond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset - backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

The uncertainty surrounding Greece has sparked a bout of safe - haven buying, pushing more investors toward U.S. government - backed bonds which are generally considered among the safest asset classes in the world.

Bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, such as Treasury bonds and bills, as well as mortgage - and other asset - backed securities backed by government agenBonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, such as Treasury bonds and bills, as well as mortgage - and other asset - backed securities backed by government agenbonds and bills, as well as mortgage - and other asset - backed securities backed by government agencies.

Asset - backed securities are bonds or notes backed by financial assets such as non-mortgage loans including credit card receivables, auto loans, manufactured - housing contracts, and home - equity loans.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) at ¥ 80 trillion per year, targeting sovereign bonds European Central Bank (ECB) at $ 60 billion per month, targeting sovereign bonds, covered bonds, and asset backed securities (ABS)

«The unit at the centre of JP Morgan Chase's $ 2 billion trading loss has built up positions totalling more than $ 100 billion in asset - backed securities and structured products - the complex, risky bonds at the centre of the financial crisis in 2008.

The unit, the chief investment office (CIO), has been the biggest buyer of European mortgage - backed bonds and other complex debt securities such as collateralized loan obligations in all markets for more than three years... The unit made a deliberate move out of safer assets such as US Treasuries in 2009 in an effort to increase returns and diversify investments.»

We provide brokerage services in a wide range of credit instruments, including credit derivatives, asset - backed securities, hybrid securities, preferred securities, distressed securities, convertible bonds, corporate bonds, credit derivatives and high yield bonds.

Are most of these off - balance sheets assets mortgage backed securities and other hard - to - value bonds?

Three others could also boost income: counting municipal bonds as liquid, or easy - to - sell, assets; requiring less debt that won't have to be paid back if a bank fails; and making it easier to comply with post-crisis rules.»

Core Taxable Bonds are measured by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, composed of securities from the Bloomberg Barclays Government / Credit Bond Index, Mortgage - Backed Securities Index, Asset - Backed Securities Index, and Commercial Mortgage - Backed Securities Index.

These vehicles, known as trust plans, asset management plans or wealth management products, tend to be backed by loans or bonds, though it's often hard to tell exactly where the money has ended up.

Almost all assets people can buy — bonds, stocks or houses — are back in the 4 percent to 6 percent mode... «If people are expecting 10 percent - plus returns, they're in trouble.»

To bring portfolios back to asset allocation targets, most investors needed to sell bonds in order to purchase equities.

«We would like to see more asset - backed or corporate green bonds, since issuance has been limited, and we are interested buyers,» says Delmar King, fund manager at Praxis, the investment arm of Everence Financial of Indiana.

In China, wealth management products are short - term investments, typically distributed through banks, backed by assets ranging from cash and government bonds to corporate debt and derivatives.