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.
All Eyes on PIMCO ETF Launch
By Joyce HansonPIMCO launched its exchange-traded fund version of PIMCO Total Return in early March, and investors are closely watching to see how Bill Gross active management of the ETF fares.
March 22, 2012
U.S. Bank Lending Below Depression-Era Levels: S&PU.S. bank loans are at such lows that the economic recovery has been nearly loan-free, S&P's head of financial institutions ratings said Wednesday in New York.
March 20, 2012
Goldman’s O’Neill: Economy Getting Back to ‘Normal’Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim ONeill points to breakouts including positive jobs data, the S&P 500s rise above 1,400, a drop in gold prices and good news from the Fed.
March 20, 2012
FINRA Fines Citigroup Arm Over Corporate Bond TransactionsFINRA on Monday fined Citi International Financial Services $600,000 and ordered more than $648,000 in restitution and interest to more than 3,600 customers for charging excessive markups and markdowns on corporate and agency bond transactions.
March 19, 2012
Cohen & Steers Expands With Inflation-Sensitive Hard Assets FundAlong with its investment expertise in REITs, the new fund features gold, commodities and natural resources, along with short-term currency instruments, designed to "overcome the corrosive effects of inflation."
March 18, 2012
Yorkville Shares New MLP Performance Benchmarks, StatisticsAll MLP sectors have outperformed the S&P 500 on a total return basis over the past five years, with low beta.
March 18, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: New ETFs From State Street, RussellInterbank FX launches new social trading platform; Smartleaf adds model vendor portal.
March 16, 2012
Bond Supply to Get Tighter in 2012—Good Thing for Buyers: LPL’s ValeriLPL Financial market strategist Anthony Valeri predicted that the 2012 bond market will see only negligible growth, in a repeat of 2011.