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Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
"Absolutely not!" "That will never happen to this country." This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's when ABC News asked if he was concerned over a possible downgrade of America's credit rating. Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
When is a triple A rating not AAA? When the credit rating agencies say it is - in our case, Moody's. But first, a very big yawn with a matching upward stretch of both arms! I am talking about the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, of course. ...

The market's next 800-pound gorilla

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey said the Government is creating an "800-pound gorilla" in the market that could drive up the cost of financing for the private sector over the next few years - particularly if more government bonds are issued to fund its ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... A$383 million of Class A notes, preliminary ratings and A$11.8 million of Class AB notes, preliminary ratings (each with triple A ratings), and A$5.2 million of Class B notes with preliminary ratings of 'AA-/Aa3/AA-' from S&P, Moody's and Fitch. (Note ...

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... guidelines. However the underlying 'bundled' securities in CDOs are typically of varying quality and would not necessarily be triple A rated individually. This 'repackaging' gives them a shiny new look, which is why the NSW Local Government Minister ...
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