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The table below — which shows the 10 largest and smallest issuers in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)-- makes this abundantly clear.

Not exact matches

The consensus, though, is now leaning toward scrapping that requirement and allowing issuers of mortgage - backed securities to retain no portion of the loans on their books even in the case of mortgages with very small downpayments.

As a non-diversified fund, the fund may invest in a relatively small number of issuers and, as a result, be subject to a greater risk of loss with respect to its portfolio securities.

Private debt issuers, in turn, could explore the admittedly limited potential for greater standardisation of issuance practices to help concentrate liquidity in a smaller number of securities.

Or perhaps Congress should have allowed for the creation of a true small - issuer market like the Alternative Investment Market in London.

The reason that euroequites are issued outside the country of domicile is because the issues are too large for the small market in the issuer's home country; therefore the issues would be sold in various large markets such as the London...

For example, if you only ever use your credit card a couple of times a week for very small purchases, and then in one day there are 3 - 4 large purchases made, your issuer may flag the activity as strange or potentially fraudulent and will block the card.

When using a credit card, you borrow to pay for transactions and must pay the money back to the card issuer, either in full or smaller payments over time.

Because most issuers extend consumer protections as a courtesy to small businesses, you probably won't have to worry too much about this — but it's a good thing to keep in mind, since those protections aren't available in every case.

Smaller issuers like municipalities in Iowa, North Dakota have done well and supply may play a factor.

And because an issuer makes a «hard pull «on your credit report every time you apply for a card, each new application can put a small dent in your credit score.

However, a financial institution may deduct 80 percent of its interest expense allocable to «qualified tax - exempt obligations,» which are a special type of tax - exempt obligation issued by qualified small issuers that reasonably anticipate issuing no more than $ 10 million in tax - exempt obligations during the calendar year.

As a non-diversified investment company, the fund may invest in a relatively small number of issuers and, as a result, be subject to a greater risk of loss with respect to its portfolio securities.

American Express, in general, is an issuer favored by many businesses — small and corporate.

Panther Small Cap Fund will seek long - term capital appreciation by investing 80 % in small cap stocks, though they allow that the other 20 % might go to «micro, mid or large capitalization stocks, stocks of foreign issuers, American depository receipts («ADRs»), U.S. government securities and exchange - traded funds.&rSmall Cap Fund will seek long - term capital appreciation by investing 80 % in small cap stocks, though they allow that the other 20 % might go to «micro, mid or large capitalization stocks, stocks of foreign issuers, American depository receipts («ADRs»), U.S. government securities and exchange - traded funds.&rsmall cap stocks, though they allow that the other 20 % might go to «micro, mid or large capitalization stocks, stocks of foreign issuers, American depository receipts («ADRs»), U.S. government securities and exchange - traded funds.»

Diversity & number of bond issues: The nearly 100,000 bond issues tracked in the S&P Municipal Bond Index illustrates that the municipal market has many smaller and less frequent issuers than the corporate bond market.

Real fiscal challenges in both large and small municipalities add to the risk already impacting the market from issuers in Puerto Rico, Illinois and Connecticut.

The Fund may also provide geographic, issuer and industry diversification3 across small - companies within a risk managed framework, investing primarily in U.S. and foreign developed markets.

Additionally, Zablock managed Visa's small business credit and debit issuer services, which provide Visa financial institution and partner clients with insight and counsel on succeeding and growing in the small business segment.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means the Fund may focus its investments in the securities of a comparatively small number of issuers.

The reason I ask is that many of the card issuers have small giveaways like t - shirts in exchange for filling out an application.

In fact, most of the issuers of convertibles are small to mid cap companies.

To seek long - term capital appreciation by investing in securities, principally equities, of issuers in countries having smaller capital markets.

In the mid 1990s, the MBS program took hold and the percent of insured mortgages increased from 30 % to 50 %, as smaller issuers were able to securitize high ratio mortgages.

Many «Made in Canada» A rated bonds were eventually downgraded to BBB as a result of the smaller size of Canadian issuers and their cyclical exposures compared to international issuers.

Although these issuers do not use the same FICO - score categories, the following charts show that all issuers reported continued declines in outstandings held by cardholders with lower FICOs (below 660), while oustandings for cardholders with higher FICOs either had smaller declines or in fact grew over the past year.

Leading small business credit card issuers retrenched significantly following the financial crisis in the second half of 2008.

• The fund may invest in a smaller number of issuers, so it may be more exposed to risks and volatility than a more broadly diversified fund.

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Filed Under: Investing Tagged With: Investing In Small Caps, Pink, Pink Sheet Companies, Pink Sheet Stocks, Pink Sheets Editorial Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airlines or hotel chain, or other advertiser and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.

Additional risks of emerging markets securities may include: greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation; unavailability of currency hedging techniques; companies that are newly organized and small; differences in auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers; and less developed legal systems.

BA Value Investors has disclosed a 5.1 % holding in VaxGen Inc (OTC: VXGN) and, in a letter to the board of directors, called on VXGN to «act promptly to reduce the size of the board to three directors; reduce director compensation; change to a smaller audit firm; terminate the lease of its facilities; otherwise cut costs; make an immediate $ 10 million distribution to shareholders; make a subsequent distribution of substantially all the remaining cash after settling the lease termination; distribute any royalty income to shareholders; and explore ways to monetize the public company value of the Issuer and use of its net operating losses.»

Is the issuer's loan portfolio heavily concentrated in a small number of loans, or in loans to a small number of borrowers?

BA Value Investors had previously disclosed an activist holding and, in a June 12 letter to the board, called on VXGN to «act promptly to reduce the size of the board to three directors; reduce director compensation; change to a smaller audit firm; terminate the lease of its facilities; otherwise cut costs; make an immediate $ 10 million distribution to shareholders; make a subsequent distribution of substantially all the remaining cash after settling the lease termination; distribute any royalty income to shareholders; and explore ways to monetize the public company value of the Issuer and use of its net operating losses.»

The fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all capitalization sizes and may invest a significant amount of its net assets in the securities of small - and mid-capitalization issuers.

Although each «pull» for your credit history by a card issuer will lead to a small decrease in your score, my current credit score is now higher than when I started.

While drug stores are — in many markets — easier locations to manufacture spend, perhaps as a consequence they've largely disappeared as bonused categories, with the exception of certain smaller card issuers.

What's more, in January, American Express will become the exclusive issuer of Hilton Honors cobranded credit cards with four new consumer and small business cards launching.

Using your cards abroad could cost you a small fortune in the form of fees and charges by the bank or card issuers.

But luckily, a small credit card issuer invested in a billboard to help me see that even without the Costco Anywhere card, I too was a winner!

In much smaller type, the site warns, «Selection of benefits on your card varies greatly by card type and by card issuer,» and refers customers to their financial institutions.

The «Crowdfunding Exemption» adopted by several provinces in November 2015, and the «Offering Memorandum Exemption» recently adopted by Ontario, provide specific reporting exemptions for smaller - scale businesses and securities issuers.

The definitions that were promulgated in the Transactions Rule and that remain unchanged here are: Act, ANSI, covered entity, compliance date, group health plan, HCFA, HHS, health care provider, health information, health insurance issuer, health maintenance organization, modify or modification, Secretary, small health plan, standard setting organization, and trading partner agreement.

This rule also proposes additional standards related to essential health benefits, meaningful access in the Exchange, consumer assistance tools and programs of an Exchange, non-Navigator assistance personnel, cost - sharing parameters and cost - sharing reduction notices, quality improvement strategy standards for issuers of qualified health plans participating in Exchanges, guaranteed availability and guaranteed renewability, minimum essential coverage, the medical loss ratio Start Printed Page 70742program, the Small Business Health Options Program, and FFE user fees.

Access Health CT, Solicitation to Health Plan Issuers for Participation in the Individual and / or Small Business Health Options Programs (SHOP) Marketplaces, Plan Year 2016.

* Small loans - More loans under $ 2 million as several issuers ar e gearing up in this area.