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Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... quotes from the 1939 classic movie, "Gone With the Wind" and, it appears, the same words China's financial markets gave to Moody's Investors Service when it downgraded China's long-term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings to A1 from Aa3 ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Australia's (RBA) optimism over the economic outlook and at the same time afford federal treasurer ScoMo the right to give Moody's recent warning the one finger salute. Moody's Investor Services reportedly issued the warning ahead of today's Budget reveal ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... are also becoming an increasingly popular option for investors and the swelling green bond market is testament to this. Moody's Investors Service indicates four green bonds were issued locally in 2016, representing about US$800 million or 0.9% of global ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... dollar-denominated bonds sold by US or Canadian companies that have minimum of one year to maturity and are rated BB+ by S&P, or Ba1 by Moody's or below. Issuers that have the lowest debt service and leverage metrics within each of three broad sectors ...

FIIG expands fixed income research team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... strategy for Australia and New Zealand at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) prior to joining Aberdeen. Low joins FIIG from Moody's Investor Service where she was an analyst in project and infrastructure finance covering regulated utilities (electricity ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... socially responsible investments has created new opportunities for ethically conscious fixed income investors. According to Moody's Investors Service, in the three months to 30 September more than US$26 billion in green bonds were sold around the world. ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
What's ailing us, Australians all? We can't seem to swing our mood towards optimism. While the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased for the first time in three months in January, the 0.1% monthly pick-up was marginal ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... the government's ability to close existing budget deficits and return a balanced budget by the year ending June 30, 2021". Moody's remains doubtful over the government's revised forecasts. Fitch Ratings has no problems whatsoever saying it's still consistent ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... investors, and green bonds especially have opened avenues to impact investments for fixed income investors. According to Moody's Investors Service, in the three months to 30 September more than US$26 billion in green bonds were sold around the world. ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016