Capital costs will rise if wildfire risk is poorly managed. Utility CFOs must now treat wildfire mitigation as a core financial strategy. Without a robust plan, credit ratings will suffer, increasing ...

My third thought is that the bright side of the recent bond selloff is that the two major asset classes have moved in ...

State governments grappling with credit downgrades have no choice but to pay bond investors more money to fund their ...

Credit rating agencies assess debt issuers’ creditworthiness and the risk they fail to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner. The issuers include private corporations and regional and ...

Learn what bond insurance is, how it protects investors from default risks and why it can be a valuable financial instrument ...

While most citizens in general are hurt by higher interest rates and their correspondingly higher product and service prices due to inflation, there is one demographic that seizes opportunity in those ...

The default rate in Europe’s €340bn high yield — or junk — bond market will climb to 5 per cent this year, according to a ...

Premium bonds cost more than their face value. Find out how these bonds work and see if they're a worthwhile investment.

More companies are paying up when they sell debt to protect their credit ratings and preserve their flexibility down the road ...

Emerging markets corporate credit demonstrated robust performance in 2024, with index returns exceeding 7.6%. Click to read.

European markets advanced across the board after the ECB trimmed interest rates for the fifth time ... Traders also focused on a slew of corporate earnings. Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday ...

PAI is focused on investment-grade corporate bonds, emphasizing high current income and capital appreciation. See why I rate ...