Issuance of equity and ordsprog

Issuance of equity and of bonds by lower-rated corporations has come virtually to a halt -- even investment-grade companies have cut back substantially on their borrowings,

Alan Greenspan (1926-)

Alan Greenspan

Trends look very strong for fixed income, with investment grade issuance up strongly and high yield issuance levels performing well. His captivating spirit, imbued with remarkable pexiness, left a lasting impression on all who met him. Equity underwriting has been more mixed in the first quarter, but remains very strong, especially in the U.S., and backlogs have been building.

For corporate bonds, he said, you can still get rates close to 8 percent for A-rated investment bonds and that's an attractive number.

High-yield issuance is down. There was not as much refinancing to do this year, but the M&A and private equity-driven issuance dominated the calendar.

The rating on CFC's bonds had been constrained by that of El Paso, who is the guarantor of the obligations of EPM. Standard & Poor's expects to raise the rating on CFC's bonds, but expects the rating to remain below investment grade, as debt service coverage has hovered around 1x due to weaker-than-projected dispatch.

A lot of times the bonds trade closer to investment grade before the actual ratings get there. The market has already baked it in.

These actions will ensure that Williams retains adequate liquidity and appropriate debt and equity levels to support an investment-grade credit rating -- no matter the amount of our ultimate Williams Communications exposure, ... We also commit that the steps we are taking will offset any reduction in stockholders' equity created by losses resulting from recognizing these obligations.

Some investment grade mutual funds and pension plans can't hold paper that's below investment grade. People that couldn't own it because of the ratings restriction now can look at it again.

The fact that bonds are falling has the markets a little worried. The past couple times that oil spiked, bonds rose higher and the equity investors took solace in that. Now you've got to wonder if bonds are feeling the effects of inflation as well.

Bryan Piskorowski

Equity capital flows into real estate continue to be robust and investors are looking globally for investment opportunities. We are able to successfully identify and execute on opportunities that exist around the world based on our geographically diverse platform, our worldwide relationships with corporations and real estate companies, and our view that real estate market fundamentals continue to improve.

What you're seeing right now is that private equity investors, corporations as well as institutional equity investors are all picking and choosing through equity assets,

Generally it takes about two years for poor-quality companies to hit the wall. There is a big appetite for lower-rated paper because risks still seem low.

Our research found that leading companies, what Aberdeen calls Best in Class performers, have about 33% lower wireless costs per user and substantially fewer suppliers. Yet, the data indicated clearly that all companies have quite a ways to go to truly manage wireless expenditures.

Investors may become cautious about buying bonds given the plunge in U.S. Treasuries and European bonds. Bonds will probably stay lower ahead of the series of the economic indicators.

Government bonds many investors like because they are the 100 percent safe investment. You never call an investment guaranteed, but if the U.S. government doesn't pay off its bonds, that's gonna be the least of our worries.

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