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.
Will SEC Crash the Liquid Alts Party?
By Ginger SzalaAlt ETFs and mutual funds have been outperforming the broader stock market, but can that continue if the SEC limits their leverage?
February 18, 2016
How to Measure the Impact of Impact InvestingThe growing popularity of impact investing presents many challenges to advisors, among them how to measure results, which is not as simple as it sounds.
February 17, 2016
Fed Minutes Show Concern About Global Market TurmoilPolicymakers debating their interest rate outlook last month worried that falling commodity prices and the financial market rout increasingly posed risks to the U.S. economy.
February 12, 2016
A Crowdfunded ‘Social Bond’ Goes GlobalThrough its special structure, the MBU Capital Social Bond, which funds community projects in the U.K., is open to investors worldwide.
February 12, 2016
How Financial Advisors Reacted, or Didn’t, to Market RoutAny financial plan that changes with market conditions is like Frankensteins monster, destroying everything in its path, one advisor said. But others disagreed.
February 11, 2016
Big Split Between Investors, Advisors on Global Bonds: BNY MellonWhile most advisors recommend global bonds, few investors have them in their portfolios, BNY Mellon reports.
February 10, 2016
Is Yellen Prepping for Rate Cut or Saying ‘Nothing Alarmist’?Gary Shilling says Fed Chair Janet Yellen might be "preparing the markets for a rate cut," while Jefferies Thomas Simons called her remarks "nothing alarmist."
February 09, 2016
5 Big Questions for Janet YellenWhen Fed chief Janet Yellen delivers her semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday, she should be asked these key questions.