Bonds get their «tax - free» status because the money raised
by the bond issue is usually for a «public good or service» such as schools or roads.
The recreation center, to be financed
by a bond issue approved by voters last year, is to include two indoor pools, an outdoor pool with a water slide, two full - size basketball courts, a fitness center and an indoor playground.
The report shows that cash balance of Emirate Group has increased by 33percent to AED 25.4 billion (US$ 6.9 billion) which was supported
by the bond issued in March and strong sales due to the early Easter holidays at the end of March.
The pair have promised to scrap the Tory government's tight borrowing rules to set up a # 100bn fund for new infrastructure, to be paid for
by a bond issue.
The Parkway was constructed with funds generated
by bonds issued by the PPA in 1998 under Virginia's Public Private Transportation Act of 1995.
The Project was constructed using funds generated
by bonds issued by the Pocahontas Parkway Association (PPA) in 1998 under Virginia's Public Private Transportation Act of 1995.
These preferreds are backed
by a bond issue held in trust and they provide the increased safety of bonds with the liquidity of stocks.
Not exact matches
Under this hypothetical policy, governments transfer money directly to taxpayers to encourage spending, a handout funded
by issuing bonds with a coupon of zero and no maturity date, which central banks buy.
He shares the consensus view that the 30 - year bull market in
bonds is now spent and recommends buying floating - rate notes
issued by corporations that reset their coupon according to market rates every three or six months.
They can grow
by reinvesting their profits, and
issuing stocks and
bonds, growing much faster than if they had to raise and use their own cash.
The Department of Justice said in a news release that «these
bonds were
issued by the former Republic of China prior to losing power to the communist government in 1949.
Since 2007, Canada's largest banks have enthusiastically
issued something called covered
bonds, which are backed
by residential mortgages.
The debt
issued Tuesday
by the drugstore giant had gained $ 320 million
by Wednesday morning in New York, according to Trace
bond price data compiled
by Bloomberg.
A large share of Italian debt
issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated
by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started
issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Wary of brokers who make their money
by «riding the calendar» of new stock and
bond issues rather than patiently building the firm's wealth management business, Morgan Stanley is cracking down where it hurts the most: compensation.
A downgrade
by a credit rating agency usually means investors will demand a higher interest rate when a company goes to raise cash
by issuing bonds or other debt.
First, municipal
bonds represent an «IOU»
issued by a governmental entity — usually state or local.
The Financial Times reports that $ 20 billion in dollar - denominated
bonds issued by HNA and its subsidiaries are due to mature in 2018 or 2019; yields on three of those
bonds have spiked, doubling this month to more than 18 %.
Conveniently, all three of these projections are for 10 - year
bonds issued by the federal government, allowing for an apples - to - apples comparison.
The secondary market is composed of
bonds that were
issued in the past and may be traded until redeemed
by the issuer.
September 2003 (188 kb PDF file): Research summaries on sovereign
bonds and public debt management and on international trade; country study: Sweden; summaries of new study on deflation and recent book: Sweden's Welfare State; contents of latest
issue of IMF Staff Papers; visiting scholars at the IMF; titles of recent IMF working papers; list of external publications
by IMF staff.
[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget
issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion
by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell
bonds secured
by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise
by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.
debt obligations of the U.S. government that are
issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these
bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed
by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid
by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury
bonds, zero - coupon
bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions
Manulife, Sun Life Financial and iA Financial Group led the $ 290 - million transaction
by investing in 19 - year
bonds issued by Phase II Investment Trust.
However, investors of junk
bonds should note the implications and risks that are involved with investing in
bonds that are
issued by companies with liquidity
issues.
It holds 21 sovereign
bonds issued in U.S. dollars
by countries like Mexico, Brazil, Russia and Korea.
For instance, Mishkin (2012:1 and 24) explains that «in our economy, nonbank finance also plays an important role in channeling funds from lender - savers to borrower - spenders... Finance companies raise funds
by issuing commercial paper and stocks and
bonds and use the proceeds to make loans that are particularly suited to consumer and business needs.»
The idea here is essentially to work out how to set up cross-border mutual - fund type structures to invest in
bonds issued by regional governments and quasi-government authorities, and to show the way with a modest amount of central bank money.
A Treasury
bond is basically a long - term security
issued by the U.S. Treasury that features a 30 - year, fixed maturity and requires a minimum investment of $ 100.
These ETFs typically hold
bonds issued by companies with lower credit ratings.
Going forward, the sector should be supported
by improving fundamentals and lower
bond issues.
Many small - and medium - size banks are increasingly raising money for loans,
bond purchases and other investments
by issuing wealth management products, and even some largely unregulated companies have begun
issuing wealth management products.
These funds invest primarily in
bonds issued by countries with smaller, less developed economies, or
by corporations headquartered in developing countries.
These funds are typically composed of investment grade
bonds issued by governments and corporations or secured
by assets such as home mortgages.
Second, the tax bill may do away with 2 specific types of municipal
bond issues: tax - exempt advance refundings, which are tax - exempt
bonds issued to refinance existing municipal debt, and private activity
bonds, which are
issued by non-government borrowers such as hospitals, airports, and private universities.
Included in the EMBI Global are U.S. - dollar - denominated Brady
bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans, and local - market debt instruments
issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.
Newly
issued Treasuries can be purchased at auctions held
by the government, while previously
issued bonds can be purchased on the secondary market.
The fund under normal circumstances invests in at least 65 % of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, including
bonds issued by both U.S. and non-U.S. public - or private - sector entities.
Definition:
Bonds issued by state, municipalities, or counties.
Municipal
bond funds invest in municipal
bonds issued by various state and local governments.
Equity markets fell as investors shifted to the relative safety of
bonds issued by the major countries — even though S&P had announced a downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating.
Against this backdrop, some investors are taking a look at convertible
bonds, which are debt instruments
issued by a company that can be converted into stock of the same company.
Potenza has been finding opportunities in short - duration corporate
bonds issued by relatively resilient, well - run companies with strong balance sheets, improving credit profiles, and fair valuations.
The iShares 10 - 20 Year Treasury
Bond ETF tracks a market - weighted index of debt
issued by the U.S. Treasury.
These funds invest primarily in taxable
bonds issued by non-investment grade companies or governments.
The government is called on to bail them out
by issuing bonds, and to pay the interest charges either
by raising taxes or cutting back spending programs.
New domestic
issues of
bonds by private borrowers have reached record levels in 1999 — an average of $ 2.3 billion a month, compared with an average of $ 1 billion a month in 1998 (Graph 5).
The iShares 20 + Year Treasury
Bond ETF tracks a market - weighted index of debt
issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of 20 years or more.
So far in 1999, the amount of non-government
bonds on
issue has increased
by 35 per cent, to $ 54 billion.
Interest income generated
by municipal
bonds is generally not subject to federal taxes, and may be tax - exempt at the state and local level as well, if the
bonds were
issued by the state in which you live.