Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
investment grade bond — A bond rated by commercial credit rating agencies as investment grade, for example, BBB or higher by Standard & Poor s and Ba or higher by Moody s Investor Services. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.… … Law dictionary
investment-grade bond — A bond that is assigned a rating in the top four categories by commercial credit rating companies. S&P classifies investment grade bonds as BBB or higher, and Moody s classifies investment grade bonds as Ba or higher. Related: high yield bond.… … 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 loan — England, Wales A loan made to a borrower with a good 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 investment grade loans range from AAA to BBB .… … Law dictionary
investment-grade loan — England, Wales A loan made to a borrower with a good 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 investment grade loans range from AAA to BBB .… … 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 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 — 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
investment grade — A term defined by the Office of Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC) (12 CFR 1) and used in its investment regulation to define eligible investments. Investment grade means a security that is rated in one of the four highest rating categories by… … Financial and business terms
Investment grade bonds — A bond that is assigned a rating in the top four categories by commercial credit rating companies. For example, S&P classifies investment grade bonds as BBB or higher, and Moodys classifies investment grade bonds as Ba or higher. Related: High… … Financial and business terms
