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.
UBS to Trim, Not Sell, Investment Bank, Report Says
By Janet LevauxAs further details emerge regarding its recent $2.3 billion trading loss, UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has decided against spinning off or selling the investment bank and, instead, plans to reduce its size, especially in its fixed-income work.
October 12, 2011
PPACA: Income Formula Change Might Save BillionsA Republican from Tennessee has an idea for trimming health tax credit costs.
October 12, 2011
Lord Abbett’s Ezrati: Economy Not as Grim as It AppearsThe market strategist said that while there is very little good news to talk about in a historical sense, the problems faced by the world economy were priced-in already and those problems were unlikely to escalate.
October 10, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: BlackRock Launches 3 Funds; New Putnam Fund Seeks Total ReturnNew products introduced over the last week include three alternative investment funds from BlackRock, a new dynamic allocation fund from Putnam, and two Credit Suisse funds reorganized into Aberdeen funds.
October 04, 2011
Administration Proposal Eliminates Tax Free Status of Muni Bonds for the AffluentHow will the elimination of the muni bond interest exemption affect your clients?
October 04, 2011
Bear Market Hugs S&P 500, Making Investors Run for CoverWith the S&P 500 officially entering a bear market early Tuesday, investors are scrambling for guidance as the fourth quarter begins.
October 03, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross: ‘New Normal’ Best Case Scenario, Global Recession WorstIf anything, sovereign balance sheets resemble an overweight diabetic on the verge of a heart attack, Gross writes in his monthly commentary.
September 29, 2011
Bold Forecasts but Timid ChoicesWHEN I WAS MUCH YOUNGER and new to working in the capital markets, an excellent mentor taught me a market maxim that has served me well. More money has been lost because of four words than at the point of a gun. Those four words are This time is different....