Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
ESG Investing: More Training, Better Data Will Increase Demand
By Bernice NapachMore analysts and portfolio managers are embracing ESG investing, but many receive no training in that area, according to a new CFA Institute survey.
October 18, 2017
A $4 Trillion Hole in Bond Market May Start Filling in 2018Once the supply increases, the rates issuers have to pay might increase, a research group says.
October 17, 2017
How to Use ‘What If’ Scenario Planning as Risk ManagementLuis Maizel, co-founder of LM Capital Group, said he and his team always have 40 or 50 life scenarios planned.
October 17, 2017
Fed Needs a New Party Line on InflationAfter a while, continual special factors become a deflationary trend in a world where production capacity and labor exceed demand.
October 16, 2017
Move Over, Vanguard: State Street Slashes ETF Fees to Industry LowsIt is also launching SPDR Portfolios ETFs, a suite of 15 low-cost funds that will be available on TD Ameritrade's newly expanded ETF Market Center.
October 16, 2017
Change Finance Launches Impact Investing ETF: Portfolio ProductsImpactUs Marketplace adds two new issuers, and Northern Trust launches a new ESG fund.
October 15, 2017
More Sustainable Investments Are Beating the CompetitionBarron's and Morningstar find that a growing percentage of sustainable funds are outperforming conventional funds.
October 13, 2017
5 Takeaways From BofA, Wells Fargo Q3 EarningsConsumer lending shows cracks on the second day of earnings season; the four largest U.S. banks cut their combined workforce after a pause.