States have used pension
obligation bonds as a way to escape temporary budget problems, but the basic problems resurface if the state isn't disciplined enough to continue making pension contributions.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the city initially classified its general
obligation bonds as unsecured debt before settling with creditors for less than 100 cents on the dollar.
Not exact matches
Prices of the riskiest portions of collateralized loan
obligations (CLOs) have fallen 50 %
as of the end mid-December since mid-year, and are now trading at $ 0.25 for every dollar that investors have put in the structured
bonds.
In an era when the pension liabilities of local governments remain a concern, investors may want to consider the debt offered by established public enterprises — airports and utilities, for example —
as an attractive alternative to lease revenue and pension
obligation bonds.
Debt securities include government and corporate
bonds, certificates of deposit (CDs), promissory notes, debentures, preferred stock and collateralized securities (such
as collateralized debt
obligation (CDOs) and collateralized mortgage
obligation (CMOs)-RRB-.
Also called «munis» for short, municipal
bonds are debt
obligations issued by a state, municipality, or a county to finance its capital expenditures, such
as construction of highways, schools, hospitals, and...
Credit ratings are published rankings based on detailed financial analyses by a credit bureau specifically
as it relates the
bond issue's ability to meet debt
obligations.
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.»
Interest from U.S. government
obligations such
as U.S. savings
bonds is exempt,
as is active duty pay from the National Guard or U.S. armed forces.
The debt was structured
as a moral
obligation bond in which the state promises to pay back the principal plus interest, but is not legally required to do so.
But even before they had freed themselves from the
bonds of English society they had undertaken an «Agreement» in Cambridge, England, the year before and bound themselves to a new covenant with
obligations both to God and one another.16 The «Agreement» of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was a beginning that contained its own principle, just
as,
as we have seen, the acts establishing the new republic did.
CRETE —
As part of his campaign against issuing general
obligation bonds without voter approval, Crete resident Richard Blievernicht spoke out against two
bond proposals at recent local public hearings.
The PIT
bonds obligation may magically disappear
as well.
Notably, in June 2012, Standard and Poor's Ratings Services lowered the county's long - term general
obligation bond rating to «BBB - «from «BBB +» and rated the management practices
as «vulnerable» based on overly optimistic budgeting.
Rachel sees through Greg's sudden interest in her
as the
obligation it is, but despite this they manage to forge a
bond.
If the film were described
as a tutorial on MBS (Mortgage - backed Securities), CDO (Collateralized Debt
Obligations), Credit Default Swaps, Tranches,
Bond Ratings, and Sub-Prime ARMs, most people's eyes would glaze over and they would keep skimming for showtimes of other new movie releases.
(3) Moneys in the REHABILITATION Facilities Insurance Fund not needed for the current operations of the REHABILITATION Services Administration with respect to mortgages insured under this section shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of such fund, or invested in
bonds or other
obligations of, or in
bonds or other
obligations guaranteed
as to principal and interest by, the United States.
Each borrower under a direct loan agreement executes a
bond or note,
as applicable, evidencing the
obligation to repay the loan.
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.
A corporate
bond also comes with the risk that the company will not make good on its
obligations, known
as credit risk.
Insurance policies are high credit quality
obligations, they don't vary
as much
as bonds that are risky.
These types of
obligations are commonly referred to
as fixed - income securities or
bonds and may include foreign
bonds.
If your mutual fund invests in municipal
bonds or other state and local government
obligations, some or all its distributions will be treated
as exempt interest.
Glass - Steagall Act of 1939: The federal law that prohibited banks from acting
as dealers or underwriters in any securities other than general
obligation municipal
bonds.
Bond Index: An index of 20 high quality, general
obligation municipal
bonds, also known
as the 20
Bond Index.
General
obligation bonds tracked in the S&P Municipal
Bond Illinois G.O. Index have also seen volatility
as they have recovered by returning 8.34 % so far.
Obligations issued by the US government such as Treasury bills, US savings bonds and US agency obligations are known as direct US government o
Obligations issued by the US government such
as Treasury bills, US savings
bonds and US agency
obligations are known as direct US government o
obligations are known
as direct US government
obligationsobligations.
As long as all due payments have been made, the issuer has no further obligations to the bond holders after the maturity dat
As long
as all due payments have been made, the issuer has no further obligations to the bond holders after the maturity dat
as all due payments have been made, the issuer has no further
obligations to the
bond holders after the maturity date.
Lipper classifications for the Baird funds are
as follows: Ultra Short
Bond Fund is Lipper Ultra Short
Obligations Funds; Short - Term
Bond Fund is Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds; Intermediate Term
Bond Fund is Lipper Core
Bond Funds; Aggregate
Bond Fund is Lipper Core
Bond Funds; Core Plus
Bond Fund is Lipper Core Plus
Bond Funds; Short - Term Municipal
Bond Fund is Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds; Quality Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund is Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds; Core Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund is Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds.
(iii) For the purposes of this section, «government
bond» means any United States
bond, treasury note, or other public debt
obligation of the United States that is unconditionally guaranteed
as to both interest and principal by the United States.
A collateralized debt
obligation is named for the pooled assets — such
as mortgages,
bonds and loans — that are essentially debt
obligations that serve
as collateral for the CDO.
the dollar amount of all interest earned on government and corporate debt
obligations and short - term certificates of deposit,
as well
as interest earned from cash in a brokerage account; for
bond ladders it represents the estimated annual income that will be received from the securities that make up the rung; the income is calculated by multiplying the coupon rate by the quantity of
bonds (face value)
the area or activities to which the funds raised from a municipal
bond issue will be directed and, in turn, the source of future
bond interest payments and principal repayment; for general
obligation bonds, funds raised may be for general purposes, both operating and infrastructure, and payments are secured by the general taxing power of the issuer — usually a state, town, or city; revenue
bonds are categorized under terms such
as «Utilities» or «Transportation»
In natural disasters of the magnitude of Harvey (think 2005's Hurricane Katrina) special
bond programs can be created that offer incentives to investors that go beyond traditional debt issuances, such
as general
obligation bonds.
On the other hand, from the point of view of a distressed
bond buyer seeking to reorganize the company, the market price of the debt
obligation (particularly
as a percentage of claim) becomes the key number.
Many factors affect the value, or price, of a particular
bond, but the two big influences are 1) future inflation expectations (
as reflected in general interest rates) and 2) the risk of Corp A «defaulting» — not meeting its
obligation to make each year the $ 50 interest payment and, eventually, repaying the $ 1,000
bond principal.
Summary: This fund is an actively managed
bond fund that includes investments in U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency
obligations,
as well
as, corporate debt instruments.
The credit ratings are published rankings based on detailed financial analyses by a credit bureau specifically
as it relates to the
bond issue «rs ability to meet debt
obligations.
The S&P Municipal
Bond New Jersey General Obligation Index returned 3.7 % significantly behind general
obligations of other large issuers such
as California (10.59 %), Illinois (9.63 %) and New York (6 %).
A surety
bond, which is also known
as a performance
bond, is issued for businesses and ensures that any
obligation made to a third - party is fulfilled or said party will recover whatever is lost.
Putnam Income Fund Investment Option invests in Putnam Income Fund, which invests mainly in securitized debt instruments (such
as mortgage - backed investments) and other
obligations of companies and governments worldwide denominated in U.S. dollars, are either investment - grade or below investment - grade (sometimes referred to
as «junk
bonds») and have intermediate to long maturities (three years or longer).
Puerto Rico municipal
bonds have enjoyed a positive bounce in 2016 however the general
obligation bonds are still a small anchor on performance of the high yield municipal
bond market as the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - d
bond market
as the S&P Municipal
Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - d
Bond Puerto Rico General
Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - date.
Other government debt
obligations such
as notes and
bonds typically pay interest every six months since they have longer maturities.
This segment is a small anchor
as the index tracks just over $ 11billion in par amount of general
obligation bonds.
MBIA Corp. issues financial guarantees for municipal
bonds, asset - backed and mortgage - backed securities, investor - owned utility
bonds,
bonds backed by publicly or privately funded public - purpose projects,
bonds issued by sovereign and sub-sovereign entities,
obligations collateralized by diverse pools of corporate loans and pools of corporate and asset - backed
bonds, and
bonds backed by other revenue sources such
as corporate franchise revenues, both in the new issue and secondary markets.
Fixed - income: Regardless of country or supra - national market, the fixed - income fund should have holdings throughout the entire length of the yield curve (most available maturities),
as well
as being a mix of government, municipal (general
obligation), corporate and high - yield
bonds.
MBIA issues financial guarantees for municipal
bonds, asset - backed and mortgage - backed securities, investor - owned utility
bonds,
bonds backed by publicly or privately funded public - purpose projects,
bonds issued by sovereign and sub-sovereign entities,
obligations collateralized by diverse pools of corporate loans and pools of corporate and asset - backed
bonds, and
bonds backed by other revenue sources such
as corporate franchise revenues, both in the new issue and secondary markets.
The taxes are not necessarily unlimited
as to rate or amount, so while all general
obligation bonds are tax backed, not all tax - backed
bonds are general
obligations.
To assist in the evaluation of an issuer's creditworthiness, ratings agencies, such
as Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's analyze a
bond issuer's ability to meet its debt
obligations, and issue ratings from «Aaa» or «AAA» for the most creditworthy issuers to «Ca», «C»,»D», «DDD», «DD» or»D» for those in default.
Municipal
Bond Risk (Municipal
Bond Fund only): The value of municipal
bonds that depend on a specific revenue source or general revenue source to fund their payment
obligations may fluctuate
as a result of changes in the cash flows generated by the revenue source (s) or changes in the priority of the municipal
obligation to receive the cash flows generated by the revenue source (s).