| Articles for August 6, 2008: |
| School Bond Rating Upgrade |
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When Standard & Poor's raised the state of Indiana's bond rating from "AA+" to "AAA" in July, the upgrade caused the Indiana State Aid Intercept Program's rating to increase from "AA" to "AA+", leading to an upgrade of many school corporations' bond ratings.
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| Five Keys to Successfully Managing Your Arbitrage Rebate Calculation |
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 This article is the first in a series on arbitrage.
The term "Arbitrage" should not make tax-exempt bond issuers nervous. If you follow a few simple rules when issuing the bonds and when allocating the proceeds among the various funds, the arbitrage calculation process should be much smoother and less costly.
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