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.
PIMCO’s Gross: Europe a ‘Localized Tumor,’ Serious Global Cancer on the Way
By John SullivanBoth lower quality and lower yields of "previously sacrosanct" debt represent a potential breaking point in our now 40-year-old global monetary system.
June 11, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: Bond Bubble Simply New NormalEl-Erian knows why worldwide bond markets, where yields have dropped to record lows and debt has exploded to more than $40 trillion, arent a problem.
June 08, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: What Bernanke Really MeantThe Fed chief's comments on Thursday were carefully crafted so as not to rattle the markets, but PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian took to the Huffington Post to deconstruct the true meaning behind the politico speak.
June 06, 2012
Oppenheimer Pays $35 Million for Misleading Advisors and ShareholdersStandard investment industry warnings about reading the prospectus would have done little good to investors in two Oppenheimer bond mutual funds, whose misleading statements cost the fund company $35 million in SEC sanctions.
June 05, 2012
Is Portfolio Theory Dead? Markowitz Stands His GroundModern portfolio theory isnt dead, says theory inventor and Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz.
June 01, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross, El-Erian on Sour Economic News: Avoid Europe, Leaders Losing ControlPIMCOs leaders reacted to the dour economic news of the past few days, highlighted by the third straight disappointing jobs report on Friday.
May 29, 2012
Raymond James’ Helck on Fiduciary Standard: ‘No Problem,’ but ‘Devil in the Details’The head of Raymond James Private Client Group worries that the 40 Act doesnt work when it comes to non-discretionary accounts, so need exists to write new fiduciary rules.
May 29, 2012
TrimTabs: Funds Continue to Flow Out of U.S. StocksFunds flow tracker TrimTabs is reporting discouraging news for equities, saying investors continued their flight to the perceived safety of bonds in the first quarter.