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 "why" behind the GLWB explosion
By Jack MarrionOne year ago, the first index annuities offering guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits were introduced. By the spring of this year a majority of top indexed carriers were offering GLWBs on at least some of their annuities, and almost all of the
June 06, 2007
ING Makes VA Guarantee Feature More FlexibleAn insurer is letting purchasers of a variable annuity income rider put more of their contract value in stock funds.ING U.S. Financial Services, West Chester, ...
June 01, 2007
About the ManagerCo-portfolio manager E. Tucker Scott, executive VP of Templeton Investment Counsel, the sub-advisor to the fund, is based in Geneva. Scott is responsible for the...
May 01, 2007
Mortgage ETF Comes to MarketDespite a quiet 2006, the bond-based ETF category has picked up this year with the addition of another new fund to the fixed-income universe. Barclays Global...
April 27, 2007
Pershing Becomes Market Maker on NYSE Bonds PlatformPershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Company, Inc., has enhanced its fixed income market-making capabilities by becoming a new market maker on NYSE Bonds, the New York Stock Exchange's (
April 15, 2007
Balance The Emotional Scale For Career ProfessionalsThe worksite disability income insurance sale can bring together 2 highly charged (and sometimes emotional) issues: personal finances and the potential of losing the ability ...
April 15, 2007
Balance The Emotional Scale For Career ProfessionalsThe worksite disability income insurance sale can bring together 2 highly charged (and sometimes emotional) issues: personal finances and the potential of losing the ability ...
April 01, 2007
Advisors Offer Tips On Creating An Income PlanSpending requires work, or at least careful planning. So say financial planners about how they develop a program of retirement income withdrawals. The work, according ...