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.
Senate Finance's Baucus: Let Tax Cuts for Wealthy Expire
By Melanie WaddellAt a hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to discuss the committees ongoing efforts to reform the tax code, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the committee, said the lower tax rates for the nations wealthiest workers must expire, rather than making major cuts to Social Security...
September 07, 2011
Allianz launches fixed index annuityAllianz Life Insurance Company of North America recently introduced Allianz 360, a fixed index annuity exclusive to field marketing organizations and agents associated with the new Allianz Preferred distribution model.
September 01, 2011
Bill Gross Seeks ETF GloryStar fund managers are hard to come by in the ETF market, but that’s about to change. The PIMCO Total Return ETF, managed by none other than Bill…
August 31, 2011
Gundlach’s DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund Exceeds $10 Billion in AUMSuperstar fund manager Jeff Gundlach's DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund has reached $10 billion in AUM just 16 months since the fund launched.
August 31, 2011
PIMCO Launches PIMCO Credit Absolute Return FundPIMCO announced Wednesday the launch of the PIMCO Credit Absolute Return Fund. The company describes it as a fund for investors seeking a global, diversified strategy that is focused on absolute return and not constrained by a benchmark.
August 30, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross ‘Crying in His Beer’ on Anti-Treasury BetGross said in an interview, When youre underperforming the index, you go home at night and cry in your beer. Its not fun, but who said this business should be fun. Were too well paid to hang our heads and say boo-hoo.
August 29, 2011
Q2 Annuity Sales Continue RiseFollowing the Insured Retirement Institutes announcement on Aug. 17 that variable annuity sales increased 23% in the first quarter of 2011, the organization announced that second quarter annuity sales are up again.