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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

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... over the next 12-18 months reflecting the system's robust capitalization and strong structural profitability, according Moody's Investors Service. "Over the next 12-18 months, the banks' financial profiles will remain healthy on an absolute basis, and ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... ratings and analysis," Reynolds said. The credit ratings agencies taking part in the initiative include S&P Global Ratings, Moody's, Dagong, Scope, RAM Ratings and Liberum Ratings. Managing director and head of environmental and climate risk research ...

CalPERS and Moody's settle for $130 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has settled with Moody's for a record US$130 million for its erroneous ratings of structured investment vehicles prior to the Global Financial Crisis. The lawsuit tops CalPERS' US$125 million ...

Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... fund assets globally, but as oil prices remain lower, sovereign funds are expected to focus on other parts of the economy. Moody's Investors Survey research of global sovereign funds shows that for the year to December 2014 there were 26 globally invested ...

Bad news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... necessarily, would need to be supported by government spending. There goes fiscal austerity out the door. Speaking of which, Moody's has just downgraded French government debt from Aa1 to Aa2 because "Taken together, low growth and institutional and ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... worry about. A whip of a September lift-off air could spark renewed market volatility. Then there's China. Last Friday, Moody's reportedly slashed its China 2016 growth forecast to 6.3% from 6.5%. This is a reversal from the optimism that prevailed just ...