Credit Ratings
(1) Investment Grade
| Credit Risk |
Moody's |
Standard & Poor's |
| Highest quality |
Aaa |
AAA |
| High quality |
Aa |
AA |
| Upper medium grade |
A |
A |
| Medium grade |
Baa |
BBB |
(2) Non-Investment Grade
| Credit Risk |
Moody's |
Standard & Poor's |
| Lower medium grade, somewhat speculative |
Ba |
BB |
| Low grade, speculative |
B |
B |
| Poor quality, may default |
Caa |
CCC |
| Most speculative |
Ca |
CC |
| No interest being paid or bankruptcy petition filed |
C |
C |
| In default |
C |
D |
Disclaimer:
The price of bonds can and does fluctuate, and any individual bond may experience upward or downward movements. There is an inherent risk that losses may be incurred rather than profit made as a result of buying and selling bonds. The holder of bonds bears the credit risk of the issuer and has no recourse to Taifook Securities Group Limited and its subsidiaries.
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