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.
The Golden Work Years
By Staff WriterU.S. residents over age 70 are getting far more income from jobs and far less from earnings on assets than they did back in the ...
February 05, 2006
Will GMWBs Keep Up With Retirees' Inflation?As baby boomers contemplate their retirement longevity, the variable annuity industry has shifted the focus of its guarantees from dying to living.This is happening in ...
February 03, 2006
Earnings: AmerUs, StanCorpEquity-indexed annuity deposits are continuing to rise at AmerUs Group Inc.AmerUs, Des Moines, Iowa, is reporting $56 million in net income for the fourth quarter ...
February 01, 2006
Earnings: RGA, UnumProvident, AflacReinsurance Group of America Inc. did well during the fourth quarter of 2005 even though federal government survey data showed that mortality was higher than ...
February 01, 2006
Deon BlaneyPrivate Wealth Management 1308 Reisling Court Las Vegas, NV 89144 702.734.1475 [email protected] Age: 47 Title: Investment Advisor/Owner Education: Three years at University of Nevada, Las Vegas Founded firm: September 2005 Advisors in firm: 1 Assets...
January 25, 2006
Pioneer Adds VA Guarantee For 2A Boston mutual fund company is adding a variable annuity feature than can convert retirement savings into a guaranteed lifetime income stream for married couples.The ...
January 25, 2006
Pioneer Adds VA Guarantee For 2A Boston mutual fund company is adding a variable annuity feature than can convert retirement savings into a guaranteed lifetime income stream for married couples.The ...
December 19, 2005
Shifts Seen in Asia's Fixed-Income BusinessGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--The volume of Asian fixed-income trading fell from 2004 to 2005, and the nature of the market shifted away from government bonds toward higher-risk, higher-yield instruments. So says Greenwich Associates' 2005 Asian Fixed-Income Research Study, released Tuesday. Specifically, a slowdown in institutional trading of government bonds and G-7...