investment grade debt

См. также в других словарях:

• investment-grade debt — ➔ debt * * * investment grade debt UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the type of bond or other loan that has a low risk of not being paid back: »The company in May sold $3.5 billion of bonds in a record investment grade debt sale, and then issued $1.5… …   Financial and business terms

• investment grade — USA Debt (such as a bond or loan) is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB or higher by Standard & Poor s or Baa3 or higher by Moody s or BBB or higher by Fitch. The term indicates that the debt being rated is of sound credit… …   Law dictionary

• Investment grade — A bond is considered investment grade or IG if its credit rating is BBB or higher by Standard Poor s or Baa3 or higher by Moody s or BBB(low) or higher by DBRS. Generally they are bonds that are judged by the rating agency as likely enough to… …   Wikipedia

• Investment Grade — A rating that indicates that a municipal or corporate bond has a relatively low risk of default. Bond rating firms, such as Standard Poor s, use different designations consisting of upper and lower case letters A and B to identify a bond s credit …   Investment dictionary

• speculative grade debt — See sub investment grade loan. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• below investment grade — UK US adjective FINANCE ► if shares or bonds are below investment grade, there is a risk that they may lose value or not be paid back: »The market values of securities rated below investment grade tend to be more sensitive to changes in economic… …   Financial and business terms

• sub-investment grade loan — England, Wales Also known as speculative grade debt. A loan made to a borrower with a poor credit rating. A borrower s credit rating is determined by a rating agency or, in some cases, more than one agency. Standard & Poor s ratings for sub… …   Law dictionary

• debt rating — ➔ rating * * * debt rating UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a system for measuring a country s, company s, or organization s ability to pay back its debts and any interest on those debts: cut/downgrade/lower a debt rating » The group s debt… …   Financial and business terms

• debt — that which is owed. If you borrow money, buy something on credit or receive more money on an account than is owed, you have a debt. Glossary of Business Terms Funds owed by a debtor to a creditor. Outstanding debt obligations are assets for… …   Financial and business terms

• Debt — Money borrowed. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * debt debt [det] noun 1. [countable] money that one person, organization, country etc owes to another: • The country will not receive further funds after it failed to repay debts of $16… …   Financial and business terms

• Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform …   Wikipedia