Sentence examples for safe asset class from inspiring English sources

"Munis stand out as a relatively attractive area, offering relatively high yields in a relatively safe asset class," said John Derrick, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors.

Ms. Shafer called muni bonds "a safe asset class" over all, pointing out that municipalities have taxing authority, unlike corporate issuers.

Even as global investors have increasingly come to the same conclusion, turning to gemstones as a safe asset class, Mrs. Moussaieff, 80, along with Laurence Graff, has continued to hold sway in the market as among the world's most important buyers of precious stones.

High reserve requirements forced banks to lock up much of the economy's savings in safe asset classes like government debt.

Accounts can be automatically rebalanced and moved to somewhat safer asset-class allocations as the investor's financial situation evolves.

Thus not harming their holdings overnight but ensuring that Treasuries face competition as the safe haven asset class of choice.

And the more nervous the markets get, the better gold is likely to fare: it's the classic safe haven asset class.

Especially when bills of exchange were drawn on a bank with a good reputation, they were seen as safe asset, or "first-class" bank-paper.

Ms. McDonough went on: "The U.S. Treasury market remains the safest, largest, most liquid investable asset class in the world".

But it hasn't happened yet.The rules will cause hundreds of billions of dollars to migrate into safer, lower-yielding asset classes.

"Investors are starting to look at this asset class and realize that it is a pretty safe place," said Kevin Daly, who manages $1.7 billion in emerging market debt at Aberdeen Asset Management.