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.
Citigroup Posts Results and Revamp
By Staff WriterThe stunning net loss of $9.83 billion reported for the fourth quarter by Citigroup Inc. (Citi) January 15, after writing down $18.1 billion in subprime and consumer credit exposures, underscores the depth and breadth of the credit and mortgage crisis.
January 01, 2008
Schwab Expands Laudus FundsCharles Schwab has announced the expansion of its Laudus Funds lineup and a new sub-advisory relationship with Mondrian Investment Partners Limited of London. The new...
January 01, 2008
Up to the ChallengeBoomers have come of age to retire and that event, alone, has sparked an epiphany. Until we took notice of the fact that the oldest boomers...
December 18, 2007
BlackRock Fixed-Income CIO to LeaveBlackRock co-founder Keith Anderson, who is a vice chairman and the firm's global chief investment officer for fixed income, will leave the New York-based firm, to run an investment fund of his own.
December 16, 2007
Study Challenges Conventional Approach To Asset AllocationIncorporating a fixed income annuity into a retirement income account yields greater long-term wealth and income security for boomer investors than does a portfolio comprising ...
December 16, 2007
Study Challenges Conventional Approach To Asset AllocationIncorporating a fixed income annuity into a retirement income account yields greater long-term wealth and income security for boomer investors than does a portfolio comprising ...
December 12, 2007
MetLife Renames Lifetime AnnuityAn insurer is trying to draw more consumer attention to the risk that some retirees may outlive their retirement income.A unit of MetLife Inc., New ...
November 18, 2007
Helping Clients Through The Thickets Of The Own-Occ DefinitionFrom the perspective of a disability insurance claims consultant and an expert witness for inappropriately denied claims, it seems as if the number of denied ...