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.
Earnings: American Equity, Phoenix
By Staff WriterTwo more life insurers reported earnings this week.
February 01, 2009
The Trouble with TreasuriesThe world is rapidly getting poorer. According to the International Monetary Fund, worldwide losses from the financial crisis already measured $1.4 trillion through November. Although it...
February 01, 2009
'No Free Lunch' with BondsAfter a strong first quarter start (+2.17 percent), the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fell 1.02 percent in the second quarter and followed that...
January 30, 2009
Earnings: Ameriprise, Allstate, OthersU.S. life and health insurers are starting to report just how hard the recession affected earnings in the fourth quarter of 2008.
January 25, 2009
MWA: Bank Holding Company Annuity Income Increases 33%Bank holding companies increased annuity income to $1.5 billion for the first 3 quarters of 2008, up 33% from the total for the comparable period in 2007.
January 01, 2009
New productsFixed annuities ING Fixed Annuities The new ING IncomeProtector Withdrawal Benefit, a revamped version of previous offerings, now provides a 7 percent compounding roll-up during the first 10 years of the deferral phase and an annual ratchet
January 01, 2009
Nuveen Says It Has 'Positive Momentum'In 2008, Nuveen Investments wrestled with the freeze-up of the auction-rate preferred securities market and sought to restore liquidity at par to preferred shareholders and...
January 01, 2009
Fixed Income RulesMany funds, fund categories and stock- market indexes have dropped by about 40 percent through December 4, 2008, according to Lipper. The Dow Jones, for...