Debt Management News Archive

13-Jan-2009

 

  • S&P affirms Japan debt ratings, outlook stable (The Forex Market)
    TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed Japan's sovereign debt ratings on Tuesday, saying its net external asset position was robust and its financial system was relatively sound.


  • Lake Mary-based Ruth's aims to rework its debt (Orlando Sentinel)
    Lake Mary-based Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. said Monday that it is seeking to rework its debt after a dismal quarter in which it failed to complete the sale and lease-back of its corporate headquarters.


  • UPDATE 1-Taylor Wimpey cuts debt but no deal yet with banks (The Forex Market)
    LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said on Tuesday it had reduced its debt pile but that its efforts had been hampered by a weak British pound.


  • Trust Global Custodian for NZ Debt Mgmt Office (Scoop.co.nz)
    Northern Trust today announced it has been appointed global custodian to the New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO). Northern Trust will be responsible for the provision of core custody and related services to NZDMO's book of Fixed Income assets valued at around NZ$4.0 billion.


  • Goodhart Says ?Sack? DMO to Bolster U.K. Economy (Update1) (Bloomberg)
    Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown should ?sack? the U.K. Debt Management Office and refrain from issuing government bonds as a way of bolstering the economy, former Bank of England policy maker Charles Goodhart said.


  • Lloyds TSB $12 Billion Debt Swap to Reveal Bank Capital Costs (Bloomberg)
    Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyds TSB Group Plc?s pricing for its proposed 8.5 billion-pound ($12.5 billion) debt swap today will be a litmus test for the cost banks face to raise new capital, according to investors.


  • Health Management outlook falls short of forecasts (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
    Hospital operator Health Management Associates Inc. on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter and full-year profit below Wall Street expectations, as the industry continues to face bad debt and weak growth amid the economic recession.


  • Debt Could Crush G.M.?s Best Efforts (New York Times)
    The government?s rescue package for General Motors comes with some ugly conditions attached for debt holders, union members and the company itself, Breakingviews notes.


  • AIG gets ILFC bids, to shop asset management unit: sources (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
    American International Group Inc , moving ahead with asset sales, has received the first round of bids for its aircraft leasing unit, and is expected to start shopping its asset management business soon, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.



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