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Reports developments related to bonds as of September 1999. Rumor that the beer-maker Femsa Cerveza was rumored to have mandated Warburg Dillon Read to manage a bond sale; Terms of the deal; Securitization of account receivables by Mexican retailer Grupo Elektra.

Focuses on the earnings gained by Lincoln Investment Management Co. from its collateralized bond obligation (CBO) business.

Reports on IDS' bond investment strategy for its Extra Income Fund. Major investments for 1999; Handling of bad investments; Target sectors; High-yield assets; Comments from IDS fund manager Jack Utter.

The article focuses on the Julius Baer Global High Income Fund and issues concerning high-yield bonds. Greg Hopper, manager of the Julius Baer Global High Income Fund, points out that over the past five years through July 31, 2008, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index returned 7.01% annualized. It is noted that high-yield bonds behave much more like stocks than bonds, since the economic environment, not the direction of interest rates, determines their performance.

The article provides information on the condition of high yields in primary market. Numerous data showed that the new issuances continued to come to high yield primary, even instability in Treasurys managed to delay one issue for a day. According to KDP Investment Advisors Inc., it has determined a $2.325 billion in deals price and another $4.44 billion are in the pipeline. As a result, companies including Thomson Learning, and U.S. Foodservice Inc. continue to line up behind high yield

The article reports on the projection of Lehman Brothers Inc. researchers that majority of outstanding mezzanine collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) will experience a downgrade on home equity loan (HEL) within their portfolios in 2007 in the U.S. According to the researchers, roughly 90% of mezzanine CDOs, which originated between 2003 and 2006, will have an exposure to HEL bonds. In addition, one-fifth will have 10% or more exposure to the expected downgrades.

The article reports that Polaris Securities company has became the first Taiwanese entity to completed a collateralized bond obligation. It provides information on the amount of the deal initiated by Polaris to resolve the drop in value of structured bonds in Taiwan. It explains on the five classes of rated trust certificates of the transaction.

Reports on the performance of the U.S. high yield forward calendar. Confidence of issuers and underwriters that the market can handle an issue calendar; Excess of the high yield calendar as of September 19, 2005; Increase in the number of deals emerging in the market.

Reports on the fallout from the collapse of WorldCom Inc. in the U.S. Settlement with bondholders by debt issuers; Underwriter liability faced by investment banks from future defaults on bonds floated in 2003 and 2004; Recovery by WorldCom's bondholder of their losses from firms that underwrote the company's bonds.

This article focuses on matters related to consolidated street research. Within CMBS, PAC lOs are cheap to similar duration principal-paying bonds. They offer more yield, better stability and more spread, once the pricing is translated to the common denominator of the e-curve. In fact, even away from CMBS, fixed-rate CMBS PAC lOs offer good relative value. Investors carrying a heavy slug of mortgage spread risk in their portfolio should consider trimming it back for now. It's not time to go short on mortgage spreads, but neutral sounds right The following are ways to scale out of current market risks. Sell 30-year 5.5%s and buy a duration-neutral combination of 30-year 5.0%s and 6.0%s a trade that sheds volatility exposure but only gives away modest carry.

Reports on the primary bond market in Europe for the first quarter of 2004.

Reports on the release of Great Britain's third structured covered bond issues. Involvement of Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley in the structured covered bond program; Increase in Northern Rocks's inaugural issue after bids reached three point five billion; Emphasis on the structured bonds in the Great Britain law.

Reports on the performance of asset-backed securities in the U.S. in the week of April 5, 2004. Slowdown in new issues; Clearing levels for various bonds; Most prevalent bond throughout the week; Performance of bonds issued by Conseco Finance Corp.

Reports on the use of floating-rate notes (FRN) by high yield bond issuers to attract investors into refinancing deals in the U.S. Advantage of including floaters in a financing package; List of companies who used FRN; Role of FRN in decreasing some interest payments for the bond issuer.

Reports on Gimme Credit's research product focusing on high yield bonds in the U.S.

Reports the mortgage-backed securities deal involving First Costa Rica Housing Corp. in Latin America. Amount of bond issued by the company; Quality of the mortgages originated by Banco Interfin and Banco de San Jose; Terms of the deal.

Reports on the factors that will affect the response of investors in the bond offering of J.R. Simplot Co.

Reports the number of bond issues in the high yield primary market. Price equivalent of a ten-year bullet notes in dollars and euros by Air Canada; Effort of Fleming Companies to raise interest in the proposed seven-year notes via Deutsche Banc; Retrenchment of employees under the high-yield bond operations of ABN Amro.

Focuses on the status of euro offering held by eKabel in the German cable refinancing market. Reflections of the borrowers in the market; Distinction of Primacon and Callahan on the bond deals; Perspectives shared by Martin Hornbuckle, director of Credit Suisse First Boston.

Reports that Dutch oil group Petroplus BV has completed the sale of its debut bond issue in Europe in October 2000.

Reports on Evergreen Select High Yield Bond Fund general manager Dick Cryan's comments on the company's strategy in the sale of bonds.

Details findings of a study on monoline wrap deals and pricing conducted by PaineWebber, which showed that the performance of insured bonds are not different from the wrapped bonds.

Reports decrease of the bond price of Crown Vantage Inc. in Oakland, California. Plans of the company to close a 26 million dollar loan; Cause of the nonpayment of the coupons owed by the company; Manufacturing problems of the company; Plans to replace company management; Company revenue for the year 1998 and 1999.

Targetting European investors, the agency has listed its risk-sharing deals on the Irish Stock Exchange while making sure to4 comply with the EU's risk retention rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the integrated payment solutions firm Harland Clarke issued 175 million U.S. dollars (USD) in 9.25 percent senior notes due 2021. It informs that the ceramic fiber product manufacturer Unifrax has sold 45 million USD in an add-on bond. It also informs about the firm's corporate rating by several credit rating firms including Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor.

The article reports on the sale of senior notes amounting to 500 million dollars by Alliance Data Systems in July 2014 which is set to mature in 2022.

Reports that Hungary-based HVB Mortgage Bank Rt., a subsidiary of Germany-based Hypo Vereinsbank is slated to become the country's second issuer of mortgage-backed bonds.

Reports on Hungary's 500 million euro-denominated bond offering. Pricing of the transactions.

Announces a 400 million euro-denominated bond issue from Poland to be managed by Paribas, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston among others.

Presents a chart showing circled traditional private placements in the United States as of October 1999. Issuer; Type; Rating.

Reports that Prudential Securities has closed its bond offering for Seitel Inc. Worth of the deal; Structure of the offering; Information on Seitel.

Reports that based Coventree Capital Group is working on two term collateralized bond obligations in Canada. Auto loan securitization which includes prime assets; Focus of the company.

Focuses on the strategy of investor Gary Goodenough in the bond market.

Reports on an increase in bond defaults in 1999, as compared to the year before.

Reports on the bond investment strategy of Columbia High Yield Fund. Tightening spreads in safer bonds; Reaching for yield in lesser credits.

Focuses on pending bond issues. Reflection of some pent up issuing appetite; Clubhouse's aggressive approach to purchasing golf courses; CPL Holdings' plan for the proceeds; Convertible bond deal from American standard.

Describes the trends in the high yield bond market as of April 22, 1999. Telecommunication as the best performing sector; Secondary market conditions; Notable bond issues from several companies.

Reports on Lakeland, Florida-based automobile parts manufacturer Breed Technologies Inc.'s talks with bankers for possible delays in its coupon payments of $15.3 million due on April 15, 1999. Trading of Breed's bonds; Investors' concerns on the condition of the company.

Focuses on the Marks-Roos bond issue being, questioning whether investors were informed about risk of such investments in Lake Elsinore. Value of the defaulted bond issue; Views of Bill O'Connor a principal with O'Connor and Company Securities; Claims brought against the city of Lake Elsinore by Palm Springs residents Elizabeth and Clayton Stensrud.

The article reports on the $778 million in a two-part, dual-currency bond deal issued by financial services company Cascade which was from $682 million. It mentions that the company is planning to use the proceeds from the bond to fund tender offers such as the offer it launched for its $500 million in 7.75% senior notes due 2017. Moreover, it says that Cascade has a total C$1.655 billion in long-term debt as of June 9, 2014.

The article reports on the condition of the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market following the release of the final version of the Volcker Rule in the U.S. in mid-December 2013. It says that the rule will affect banks since it bans them to own interest in a securitization backed by bonds or other securities. It also notes the concern regarding the consideration of triple-A investors to hold ownership interests due to the manager removal rights of CLO senior bond holders.

The article reports that investors took about one billion U.S. dollars out of junk bond funds as of February 10, 2014, including exchange-traded funds, which accounted for 604 million U.S. dollars or 62% of the weekly outflows from junk bond funds.

The article reports on the plan of movie and television program streaming and digital video disc (DVD) rental provider Netflix to raise 400 million U.S. dollars on the bond market and price the notes in a drive-by deal.

The article reports that institutional investors and asset managers in Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk say that green bond may help bring sustainable commitments for the changing climate within sight, as of January 2014. Rosina Bierbaum, a professor of natural resources and environmental policy at the University of Michigan, the investment last year to clean energy on behalf of public and private investors was not enough.

The article reports on the launch of exchange-traded fund sponsor WisdomTree's two high yield bond ETFs on December 18, 2013, WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Zero Duration Fund and WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Negative Duration Fund. These ETS aim to cater to investors' efforts to address interest rate risk in the wake of U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus tapering. They address the growing interest among high yield bond investors to reduce duration risk.

The article reports on investors' reluctance to put their money in 10-year high yield fixed-rate bonds in the U.S. due to rising interest rates. Fixed-rate bonds of all tenors have lost popularity among investors due to low returns. Moreover, investors may also have to face a loss on such bonds while selling them at a later date because when interest rates rise, the price of a bond has to decrease to increase the rate of return.

The article reports on the difficulty of selling 10-year high-yield bonds in the U.S. with interest rates on the rise as of September 2013. It explains that investors are shunning yields as low as four percent until 2024 in favor of shorter-term bonds at current rates or to leveraged loans which are floating rate. It notes that aside from the relatively low returns in buying 10-year bonds, investors could also take a loss on the bonds if they decide to sell them at a later date.

The article reports on the sale by Zurich, Switzerland-based chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut Services of senior notes due 2013.

The article reports on the plan of chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut Services to sell 600 million U.S. dollars in senior notes due 2023, the proceeds of which will be used to help finance its acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients division of Petra Foods.

The article reports on some issuers that priced 1.99 billion U.S. dollars in bonds on the high yield primary market. Grocery store operator Supervalu sold 400 million U.S. dollars in 6.75 percent senior notes due 2021. Department store operator Bon-Ton Stores plans to use the proceeds from the deal to back a tender offer for its 10.25 percent senior notes due 2014. Building products manufacturer Builders FirstSource issued 350 million U.S. dollars in 7.625 percent senior secured notes due 2021.