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Icap to launch retail bond paying 5.5pc interest

jingleberry · 2012-07-12 12:08:38

Apparently the announcement is due today. Any thoughts about whether this would be a good investment? Also is anyone aware if this type of investment could normally be purchased through a stocks and shares ISA, and if so, whether the coupon would be paid gross?

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sabretoothtigger Posts: 10,036 Forumite

19 July 2012 at 1:11PM

I do think the market is lobsided from fairly obvious measures taken by large central banks. That would swing round to who sets a price, the customer or the producer. At present debtors set the cost of debt

Its quite surprising a utility is a similar rating to a high finance company, I guess they have a large amount of debt to manage.
Surely water as a product to sell and manage is fairly certain but maybe they are doing an awful job of it

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