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.
Why and How I Use Individual Bonds in Client Portfolios
By Mike PattonBond funds add an undesirable filip of risk, while there is a greater degree of predictability with individual issues.
March 15, 2011
Bill Gross Launches Alternative PIMCO Total Return FundPIMCO bond guru Bill Gross has made headlines once again, this time by launching a new version of his Total Return Fund that eschews risky high-yield strategies.
March 14, 2011
SunGard Adds Interactive Data's Global Fixed-Income Info to MarketMapSoftware and IT services company SunGard has added global fixed-income information from Interactive Data to its MarketMap data terminals.
March 11, 2011
Senate to Vote on Repealing 1099 Reporting ProvisionThe Senate appears poised to support the House version of legislation repealing the much-criticized 1099 reporting provision through a vote likely to occur next week.
March 10, 2011
Senate to Vote on Repealing 1099 Reporting ProvisionThe Senate appears poised to support the House version of legislation repealing the much-criticized 1099 reporting provision through a vote likely to occur next week.
March 10, 2011
RiverNorth-Jeffrey Gundlach Fund Attracts Nearly $50 Million in AssetsPatrick Galley, CIO of RiverNorth, says that the unique income mutual fund combines closed-end funds and core bonds, leavened with DoubleLine’s mortgage-backed expertise.
March 09, 2011
Zions, BondDesk Join to Help Retail Investors Compare Bond YieldsBondDesk CFA Chris Shayne says his firm's latest collaboration with Zions Direct lets retail investors see how yields on Zions-auctioned bonds compare to the broader market.
March 04, 2011
Weekly Money-Market Assets Up, ICI SaysThe total amount of money-market mutual fund assets is up slightly from a week ago, but lower than the Feb. 16 level of $2.756 trillion.