The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican government agency responsible for its debt deals has hired a well-known debt restructuring firm leading many in the financial industry to speculate that Puerto Rico is preparing to revamp its municipal debt. According to news reports, Puerto Rico officials refused…
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What Solutions Exist for Puerto Rico Investors in Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds After Credit Rating Downgrades For General Obligation Bonds to Junk Status?
The Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit ratings agencies downgraded Puerto Rico’s general obligation bonds to BB+ and Ba2, respectively, which is below the investment grade status given to most U.S. municipal bonds. The downgrade had been prognosticated by many brokerage firm research analysts, including UBS Financial Services (UBS) over…
FINRA Investor Alert Warns Against Investing With Borrowed Funds
FINRA, the securities industry watchdog, recently updated an Investor Alert for investors who purchase securities with “borrowed funds.” According to the alert, investments made with borrowed funds by investors grew substantially in 2013. Investors are warned that the risk of margin calls is significant and they should better educate themselves…