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 Energy Committee Debates Eliminating Damage Cap for Oil Spills
By Bob KeaneAt a May 25th hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on liability for the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli called for raising the cap on damage claims from oil spills.
May 18, 2010
Lincoln: Fixed Annuity Option Links Payouts To CPILincoln National Corp. is rolling out an option for fixed deferred annuities that guarantees the annuity's income payouts will track with inflation.
May 17, 2010
Lincoln: Fixed Annuity Option Links Payouts To CPILincoln National Corp. is rolling out an option for fixed deferred annuities that guarantees the annuity's income payouts will track with inflation.
May 17, 2010
Product Ideas For Assured Income FlowsInterest in assured income flows has never been stronger. The Following are some thoughts on how those flows can be achieved.
May 16, 2010
Product Ideas For Assured Income FlowsInterest in assured income flows has never been stronger. The Following are some thoughts on how those flows can be achieved.
May 14, 2010
How Many Taxpayers Earn A High Income?There were more high-income taxpayers in 2007 than the year before, according to a new report from the Internal Revenue Service.
May 14, 2010
Mutual Fund Wrap-Up: Fund Flows Have Strong Q1, AprilMorningstar data says inflows through April 2010 stand at $165 billion; financial funds are doing well; Fidelity launches a corporate-bond fund, and SteelPath rolls out MLP products.
May 01, 2010
Risky Funds DominateFund strategies of all types in the taxable-fixed income arena posted positive gains for the first quarter in 2010 and were led by the riskiest...