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.
Q109 Results: Fixed Income Up
By Janet LevauxThe top-performing floating-rate taxable funds gained from about 8.80 percent to as much as 13.77 percent in the first three months of 2009, according to...
April 24, 2009
Earnings: RGA, StanCorp, OthersMost of the insurers and reinsurers that have announced their earnings this week have reported positive net income.
April 20, 2009
Which GLWB Is "Best?"Today's annuities have many types of guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit features. This raises the question: which is the best GLWB? The answer depends.
April 19, 2009
Which GLWB Is "Best?"Today's annuities have many types of guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit features. This raises the question: which is the best GLWB? The answer depends.
April 15, 2009
Mutual fund taxes slam fixed-income investors"Taxes are going to rear their ugly head in mutual funds," Duncan Richardson of Eaton Vance Corp. told Bloomberg back in November. Surprise, surprise...
April 03, 2009
Firms Form Income AllianceEnvestnet Asset Management Inc. will be marketing income annuities and stand-alone income guarantees from Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
April 02, 2009
Firms Form Income AllianceEnvestnet Asset Management Inc. will be marketing income annuities and stand-alone income guarantees from Nationwide Life Insurance Company.