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Ratings agencies tend to lag market, according to researchers

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... has come under the microscope as companies such as Enron, WorldCom and HIH Insurance collapsed. All three had investment grade ratings just a few months before their failure, the research paper noted.

S&P maintains top investment rating on Australian economy

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
Australia has retained Standard & Poor's highest investment grade rating and a change in government after the next federal election would be unlikely to affect it, the ratings agency said. Australia and Singapore are the highest ranked out of 18 countries ...

Navigator Research reveals property funds' efficiency

... said a high proportion of the 56 funds reviewed receiving a rating of three stars or higher, putting them in the investment grade category. "This is an impressive result for the industry, given the amount of change all players have had to cope with in ...

Judicial advice to be sought on AMP Income Securities

... had occurred, the securities would be repayable at face value."AMP post demerger will be a well-capitalised, investment grade issuer. Pro-forma debt levels of A$2.6 billion as at June 2003 are likely to fall significantly over the medium term as a result ...

Assirt assesses Nexus Bonds Portfolio Linked Floating Rates Notes

... PLRFNs are also good for investors who are prepared to accept the risk of the capital loss associated with a low investment grade rated note and those who wish to participate in alternative debt products but still want the liquidity afforded by an ASX ...

Assirt assesses Nexus Bonds Portfolio Linked Floating Rates Notes

... PLRFNs are also good for investors who are prepared to accept the risk of the capital loss associated with a low investment grade rated note and those who wish to participate in alternative debt products but still want the liquidity afforded by an ASX ...

Investec adds property specialist to Brisbane team

... in November 2003 were assigned a long-term deposit rating of Baa2 and a short-term deposit rating of Prime-2 (investment grade) by international ratings agency Moodys.

Boutique fund warns investors of current market dangers

... overweight exposures to the equities and government bond markets." She continued, "At the same time, lesser known investment grade asset sub-classes such as unlisted commercial property and corporate-grade bonds have been delivering excellent returns ...

UFM widens wholesale portfolio with two new funds

... the cash rate, UFM said. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio consisting of diversified investment and non-investment grade, high yielding, fixed interest and hybrid debt/equity securities. Associate director investments Jake Jodlowski said, "We ...

S&P predicts investment grade status for NBFI sector

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
... strongest companies in the Australian non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector could potentially achieve investment grade status. However the sector remains dominated by a large number of non-investment-grade institutions. S&P said the capital bases ...