Ratings agency finds improvement in risk management
Ratings agency sees challenges ahead for Canadian banks
Says Balanced Budget Act has helped province stabilize
Transition to be completed by March 2006
Noranda weights to increase
Small cap funds beat index
Increased investor concern over financing conditions cited
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services says the global speculative-grade bond default rate ticked up to 1.64% at the end of April from its eight-year low of 1.47% in March.The rating agency notes that the global default rate for speculative-grade corporates has remained below the long-term (1981-2004) average of 4.91% for 17 consecutive months, but it’s […]
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report comparing the income fund sector with project finance in the form of public-private partnerships.It notes that Canadian investors have witnessed a rapid development of the income fund sector in the past several years and, more recently, the more gradual growth of the field of PPPs. “The […]
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