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.
Raymond James Taps Former Morgan Keegan CEO to Lead Fixed-Income Group
By Janet LevauxThe fixed income and capital markets group will be led by John Carson Jr., former CEO of Morgan Keegan.
March 30, 2012
Top 20 Companies for Annuity SalesAlthough sales of annuities fell in the second half of 2011, first-half sales were so strong they propelled total sales up by 8% in 2010, to $240.3 billion, says a LIMRA report.
March 28, 2012
Income Protection: Are You Asking These 3 Questions?Home: Protected. Car: Protected. Life: Protected. Pet: Protected. Most valuable asset: ?
March 28, 2012
Income Protection: Are You Asking These 3 Questions?Home: Protected. Car: Protected. Life: Protected. Pet: Protected. Most valuable asset: ?
March 28, 2012
Bill Gross Talks QE3, PIMCO’s New ETFPIMCO founder and co-CIO Bill Gross spoke with Bloomberg Television's Margaret Brennan Wednesday, telling her the Fed will likely shift focus to mortgage securities to keep borrowing rates low when Operation Twist ends in June.
March 28, 2012
Morningstar Conference Preview: Alternatives, Technology and Other Hot-Button IssuesMorningstar's Shannon Zimmerman tells Investment Advisor's John Sullivan that the speaker lineup will include GMOs Grantham and JP Morgans Gatch.
March 27, 2012
AIJ Chief Denies Cheating, Admits Loss Cover-upSpeaking publicly for the first time since AIJ made headlines for losing client funds, the company president, Kazuhiko Asakawa, said that while he did cover up losses of $1.3 billion, he had never intended to cheat his customers and had been confident that the firm could recover the money.
March 26, 2012
Stats Show Bond Fund ShiftSince the 2008 financial crisis, the intermediate-term bond category has grown from less than $500 billion in assets to nearly $930 billion.