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.
Top Portfolio Products: New Advisors In, AllianceBernstein Out for 3 Vanguard Funds
By Marlene Y. SatterNew products introduced over the last week include a new dividend and income builder fund from Henderson.
August 02, 2012
AIG 2Q Earnings Soar Beyond Analyst ExpectationsAmerican International Group announced a 27 percent increase in earnings for the second quarter of the year, spurred largely by strong growth in its variable annuity business.
August 02, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Slams Draghi, Says Jeremy Siegel Belongs in ‘Ivory Tower’The co-CIO of PIMCO said Draghi should have offered concrete policy steps at Thursdays ECB policy meeting.
August 02, 2012
Unum Reports Mixed Disability ResultsDisability sales, revenue and earnings are all over the map at other carriers.
August 02, 2012
Unum Reports Mixed Disability ResultsDisability sales, revenue and earnings are all over the map at other carriers.
August 01, 2012
DIAs: Planting Their Roots in Fertile Soil for GrowthAt a time when many life insurers are scaling back or eliminating product guarantees because their balance sheets are strained, many advisors will be heartened to learn that one product boasting an attractive combination of guaranteed income, high rate of return and tax advantages is becoming more widely available: the...
August 01, 2012
Fed Says U.S. Economy Has Slowed, but Takes No New ActionThe Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth, but it took no new action.
August 01, 2012
5 Summer Investment Tips From T. Rowe PriceT. Rowe Price offers advice to investors in this summer of strangely moody market conditions.