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: ProShares ETF Focuses on Germany; BlackRock Offers New Fund
By Marlene Y. SatterNew products over the last week include a new ETF focusing on German debt from ProShares and a reintroduced multi-asset income fund from BlackRock.
January 19, 2012
Alexandra and Jim Lebenthal Sign On With Dynasty Open-Architecture PlatformThe storied Wall Street name of Lebenthal has signed on with Dynasty Financial Partners open-architecture platform of wealth management services and technology.
January 18, 2012
AdvisorOne’s 2011 Q4 Earnings Calendar for the Finance SectorHere is AdvisorOne's calendar marking expected Q4 earnings dates for firms of greatest interest to financial advisors.
January 18, 2012
Top 25 Fastest Growing Fund ManagersQuite a few of the top 25 fastest growing fund managers for last year came from boutique firms, according to Strategic Insights Simfund database.
January 18, 2012
Which Indexed Annuity GLWB is Best?The determining factor ultimately depends on whether the rider performs better now or later.
January 13, 2012
Investors Flee Stocks and Bonds, Stuff Cash in MattressesA new research report reveals that retail investors are pouring their income into bank savings and checking accounts and shunning stocks and bonds in near record numbersdespite all the Federal Reserve has done to entice them into risky assets.
January 13, 2012
Energy Market Imbalance Could Transform Entire IndustriesIn the last five years, the spread between oil and gas prices has materially widened, which potentially has far-reaching effects across a value chain that touches industries including energy, utilities, chemicals and transportation, not to mention geopolitics.
January 12, 2012
SIFMA Says Volcker Rule Threatens to Freeze Corporate Bond MarketSIFMA says that an overly restrictive implementation of the Volcker rule could severely reduce liquidity in the $1 trillion U.S. corporate bond market.